Apotheek De Olifant

De Olifant is an independent pharmacy and drugstore (apotheek en drogisterij) on the Kerkstraat, a minute from the Wapenplein in the heart of Ostend and easy to spot thanks to the elephant that gives it its name. As well as filling prescriptions and giving over-the-counter advice, it keeps an unusually broad general range for a pharmacy, from household and cleaning products to shopping trolleys, hairbrushes and home fragrance, so it doubles as a handy drugstore for anything you have forgotten to pack.

The pharmacists take part in the regional weekend and night duty rota, so when De Olifant itself is closed the door and the website point you to the pharmacy on duty. Its central location makes it one of the most convenient pharmacies if you are staying around the main square and the shopping streets. For urgent medical problems outside opening hours, see our guide to medical care in Ostend.