Pharmacy

As an inpatient or outpatient who is being discharged, as a visitor or as an inhabitant of the local area, you can get your medicines, sun care and other care products, food supplements, dressing material, blood pressure and blood glucose meters, compression stockings and baby food products from us. We see ourselves as an information hub for everything relating to medicines.

Our aim is to provide patients with information, whether they have a spinal cord injury or not. This is why we are happy to take time to answer your questions and address your concerns. We can settle the cost of prescription medicines directly with health insurance companies, accident insurance companies, or the disability insurance.

Our services

Blood pressure measurement: Guideline-compliant, first measurement on both arms, then triple measurement, blood pressure card, takes about 15 minutes. Price: CHF 10

Blood glucose measurement: Measurement of glucose level (fasted), takes about 10 minutes. Price: CHF 10

Vaccinations: all vaccinations according to the Swiss vaccination schedule. Price: CHF 25 + cost of the vaccine

Minor wound care: Price: CHF 5 (without dressing material)

Major wound care: Price: CHF 10 (without dressing material)

Morning-after pill: Takes about 15 minutes. Price: CHF 59 (including consultation)

B⁺/B^- list documentation: Due to the required assessment of medical history and medicines, there is a cost for prescription medicines that may be dispensed by the pharmacy without a prescription, takes about 5 minutes. Price: CHF 7

Our public pharmacy has a licence to send out mail order medicines. You can have medicines sent to your home address free of charge on request. We need a valid prescription for medicines for legal reasons. You can order all other products from us without a prescription. If you place the order before 2pm, you will receive your products by first-class post (“A post”) the following day. Nothing is sent out on Fridays. 

Please send e-mail orders to apotheke.spz@paraplegie.ch with the following details:

• Last name
• First name
• Address
• Telephone number (in case we have any questions)
• List of desired medicines

We are happy to take telephone orders on +41 41 939 59 59 during our usual business hours.

Our hospital pharmacy guarantees the supply of pharmaceutical products in the SPC. If certain medicines cannot be delivered, we look for suitable alternatives in Switzerland and abroad or outsource the desired products to be produced in contract manufacturing. Using the centre's own list of medicinal products, which is periodically revised by the Federal Drug Commission, we are committed to safe, economical and effective medicine for our patients. We are a point of contact for SPC employees and provide them with information about medicines (e.g. correct storage, proper use and recommendations for suitable replacement products).

Give the gift of health and personal advice with a voucher for the pharmacy of the Swiss Paraplegic Centre. The voucher can be redeemed for medication, care and medical products as well as various services – from blood pressure measurements to simple wound care. The voucher is also valid in the Restaurant Centro and in the restaurants at the Hotel & Conference Center Sempachersee.