Ansonia Chemist

John and Dennis are the professionals you want behind the counter for you and your family’s needs.
always friendly and always caring.
very, very knowledgable.
whether you are sick or searching for better health aids these are the people that can help you.
employees are just as knowledgable and very friendly.
/​/​/​/​/​i feel bad about the other reviews like the weekly hours, if you cannot have the ability to pick up a prescription that has been filled in their hours of operation, have a close friend or relative pick up the prescription just call ahead and arrange.
/​/​/​/​/​/​as for the bad review of a notary public… first get spell check… it is not republic… second it is a «P_​H_​A_​R_​M_​A_​C_​Y» for crying out loud. go to your bank or nearest assemblyman office. they have notary public officers/​agent. or even try a lawyers office. not a heavily used pharmacy that needs to take care of sick people and others who need other types of meds.
i have been a customer for well over 15 years, i have used Neergards Pharmacy on 5^th ave because of the professional advice given by Dennis, on a few occasions.
this is a good neighborhood pharmacy that takes care of its own customers with the care you expect.

We love Ansonia Chemist. Yes the hours are not always convenient, especially when they close for holidays, but I’ll trade that off for friendly pharmacists and staff who remember their customers and try to accommodate special requests whenever possible. For example, I take a generic of a drug I break in half. One time, they filled with a round pill instead of a tablet and it was hard to portion. I requested the tablet they make sure I always get that going forward. Plus they have a great selection of old-​timey candy (very bad for impulse shoppers like myself). While the selection of non-​drug related items is limited, I can pretty much always find something to fit the bill and prices are competitive. I’ll happily overlook any shortcomings to avoid doing business with the corporate giants. And if I have a prescription emergency on a holiday or a Sunday, Rite Aide & CVS is down the street.

The worst! You try and support a local business and you get one of these. Called TWICE to verify when their notary republic would be in. TWICE they said Saturday. Went and not only was the notary not there, they denied EVER saying it. Lied to our faces. Inconvenient hours and incompetent staff. They must own the building or have blackmail pics of the landlord to explain why they are still there. Don’t bother going there. (BTW Notary republic off 8^th St and 7 ave next to Java Coffee. EXCELLENT!)

I so wanted to be happy with this family-​run local business… and, as long as I was working from home, I was. But as soon as I started working regular-​person hours in Manhattan, Ansonia became a nightmare.
Their hours are the WORST. I had prescriptions sit there for days because I couldn’t get there between 9 am — 7 pm on weekdays. (Their website says 8 pm. That’s a lie, and one that cost me another couple of days without medication that I actually need to, like, breathe and not die). They aren’t open at all on Sundays, one of the two days out of seven that a normal working person could conceivably pick up a prescription given their weekday hours.
The kicker came this past weekend, when I went to have a prescription filled only to see a sign in the window saying they were closing for the ENTIRE Labor Day weekend and to please plan ahead.
You know what you can’t always plan ahead for, Ansonia Chemist? MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. Ones that might require, y’know…prescription drugs.
I’ll be having my prescriptions refilled (and, as a matter of convenience, buying toothpaste and the like) at the big, soulless CVS on 9^th Street from now on. They’re a sad bland corporate drone, but their pharmacy is open 24 hours.

John and the team at Ansonia is exactly what you would want in a local pharmacy. They are knowledgeable, quick, and available for answering any questions whatsoever. At this point they know every member of my family and I feel like I’m being cared for when I need a script filled.
Both of my kids love the pharmacy, and it’s a pleasure to support them. Ansonia rocks.

I really want to give them more stars than this because they’re very friendly, helpful and accountable. I’ve come here for years and love supporting local businesses, but I’ve been waiting for the past hour to get a refill. I called them Saturday to ensure the meds would be ready first thing Monday morning. They weren’t and this isn’t the first time it’s happened despite me planning ahead. It’s frustrating to say the least, especially when it comes to taking medications. They don’t open at 9. It’s 10 and I’m still waiting. Nice guys, sweet people but don’t rely on timeliness.

I live around the corner from this place. They are always very personable and extremely fast at filling prescriptions. They are only open until 8pm which can be challenging when working long hours, but the pleasant atmosphere makes it worth adjusting my schedule to grab my prescription on time, rather than going somewhere like CVS or Walgreens.

Very friendly, helpful staff. Good selection of standard and some organic/​natural products.

The kind of pharmacy that usually only exists on tv or in movies. REAL neighborhood pharmacists (John even speaks with an authentic old-​skool Brooklynese accent, and Dennis has lived in the Slope his whole life). The level of service is unbelievable. They will call my doctor’s office if something doesn’t seem right. They don’t just fill a prescription they THINK and care. You cannot put a price on that. When people talk about the good old days, ANSONIA CHEMIST is what they dream about. A tiny mom and pop shop where they call out your name when you enter and will take the time to talk to you like a human being. The variety and quality of the brands they carry is impressively luxurious for such a small place. You can come in for a prescription and leave with a French milled soap good enough for mom. Kiehl’s and C.O. Bigelow eat your heart out — Ansonia Chemist is the REAL DEAL authentic New York, friendly-​neighborhood pharmacy.

This is a response to Megan Y.
My advice to Megan: I too take a medication daily and always ask about upcoming holidays so I can plan accordingly. Since you know I realize that the whole world doesn’t revolve around me and my schedule.
This is a response to Melissa P. 6÷10÷2013
I have been going to Ansonia for almost 20 years now back when the Slope was a real neighborhood. I found that the customer service has always been great. I feel bad that you had a bad experience but really, where can you go where a Chemist calls you when they are out of stock for a particular medication? RiteAID?! I always make it a point to check with John or Denise to make sure my meds are in and available. As far as breaking HIPAA laws, come on. I guess I enjoy a friendly and professional place and not some cold impersonal place like Neergard or RiteAid.

Great place, really nice people that take the time to help! this is a nice small business, and I’m right next to a ride aid but will walk 2 long blocks to Ansonia for my prescriptions!

John, the druggist at Ansonia, has over many years offered info on our family’s Rx. IN this way, I’ve learned some questions I might want to ask our doctors, and also for John,
I appreciate how much I’ve learned from him. I’d already began researching medical info in books and online, and had not even thought about asking for more info on Rx until little-​by-​little he offered useful into for some of our Rx.
Thank you John.

I really wish they were great, because I would love to support local businesses, rather than a big chain. But I can’t say that they are.
After going there for 3 years, my husband and I have finally had enough. Their customer service is terrible — they do not inform you when they do not have medication in stock, nor do they tell you when they have not refilled your medication (even if you have called in a refill). They let you find that out once you get there — and waste your time. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have time to be on the phone all day and/​or to call them again to follow up to make sure they get my prescription right.
Additionally, they have even broken HIPAA laws by saying out loud to my husband one time what medication it was that he was having filled for me. Not cool. Or legal.

I love these guys! I get all my scripts filled here. The people that work here are awesome and always friendly!

Great selection of products and lovely folks behind the counter.

I like that Ansonia Chemist sells organic beauty products and sunscreen and whatnot. I also love that they have Deva Curl hair products. My curly haired self thanks them.

I really want to support local businesses, especially because the people who work at this pharmacy are friendly and helpful.
However, there are some considerations you must be aware of if you’re going to bring your prescriptions here, especially ones with refills. They are not open Sundays and HOLIDAYS, and close at 7 on weekdays. If you need a refill immediately, they might not be open or the item may not be in stock (since this is a smaller pharmacy). Anything they don’t have will quickly arrive the next day, but the next day might be too late for you. I thought I could plan carefully enough ahead of time to avoid any complications, but there have been times in which using this pharmacy was very inconvenient for me.
For example, I have a medication I use daily. II ran out while on vacation and couldn’t pick up a refill prior to my vacation because insurance only covers this medication once-​a-​month. I came back Sunday, but they were closed. Monday was Memorial Day and I realised they were also closed. By Tuesday, I called in the morning to make sure I would be able to get my refill by the evening. Upon arriving in the evening, they notified me that they were out of stock and were waiting for a shipment the next day. By then I had missed 3 doses whereas this would not have happened at a bigger pharmacy. I could not go to a different pharmacy in this situation because my prescription refills were in their system only.

Whenever I am looking for a hard to find beauty product, I check in Ansonia Chemist for it. They might be a small store but they carry a wide selection of products!

A caring, alert pharmacist can SAVE YOUR LIFE, people. I can get body scrub anywhere (although they have nice foofy stuff here too), but what we’ve been coming to Ansonia for 20+ years for… is caring and intelligence. These guys absolutely know their stuff, and will go the extra mile (or more!) to take care of you. I am a medical writer, and their medical smarts impress the heck out of me; and I’ve also been a caregiver for a frail elderly person on multiple meds, and that’s where you DON’T want some faceless employee filling ‘scrips in the back of a chain store. They are mensches to the max, the real deal – a true Brooklyn neighborhood institution. We travel back to Park Slope from Flatbush for Ansonia, they are that good. Only downside: Don’t double-​park around here, the traffic cops ticket mercilessly even in the time it takes to pick up a prescription for a sick child.

From ages 14 – 22 I worked at a family-​owned pharmacy. This led me to have incredibly high expectations for customer service, time to fill prescriptions and general availability at a pharmacy.
Then we found Ansonia.
They fill your prescription while you wait. And it takes just 5 minutes. Sometimes 10. If they don’t have your prescription, they call other pharmacies. If those other pharmacies don’t have it, they tell you exactly what it is before they send you off on your own.
Dr. Brommer’s is cheapest here than anywhere in the ‘hood. They also have all kinds of products that tempt you in that drugstore way while you wait. :Green: products as well (i.e. Natracare, Seventh Generation, etc.)
Go there. You won’t be disappointed.