Where to find a reliable pharmacy with fair prices in Sharm el-Sheikh?

The Russian Pharmacy website’s branch section can provide a walking route from nearby hotels to a pharmacy.

There is a pharmacy between the new Sigal and Minamarket (walk right along the hotel side); across the road, also to the right, is a Russian Pharmacy branch. Prices at both are identical.

Alyonka Pharmacy, located almost across from the Mahony hotel, has the same prices as Russian Pharmacy — confirmed by comparing prices from the website.

According to reports, there are also many pharmacies with matching prices near the Golden Pyramid and Novotel hotels — plenty of choice, all checked options are similarly priced.

Further along Sheraton Street, there is a Russian Pharmacy branch with Russian-speaking staff; prices are shown directly on the medicine packages.

The pharmacy behind the Stella hotel is suitable only for urgent purchases, as its prices are higher than at fairly priced pharmacies. To save money, order from Russian Pharmacy or travel to another pharmacy.

As an alternative to Russian Pharmacy, near Palacio hotel: exit the hotel and turn left, walk about 150-200 meters to reach a hospital that has a pharmacy inside. Prices are rung up at the register and match the prices printed on packaging.

Update on the pharmacy to the left of the hotel: a recent report says it charged roughly ten times the official price—Antinal, officially about $1, was offered for $10, with additional medicines pushed on the customer. The medicine was instead ordered for delivery for EGP 52; delivery was free from a $25 order and Russian-language support was available.

Cross the street toward Sindbad Club, walk through the complex past the shops until they end, then turn right. About 20 m ahead is a pharmacy with Russian-speaking staff and factory-printed prices on medicines; the walk takes roughly 20 minutes.

Two pharmacies in front of Al Kasar were reported to sell medicines at the prices printed on the boxes. This does not necessarily apply to supplements and cosmetics, whose prices can vary substantially.

There is a pharmacy near the entrance to Dreams Beach. A recent visitor reported normal, cashier-registered prices there, including for panthenol lotion.

The corner El Ezaby pharmacy was recommended; according to a report, its online prices match the in-store prices, so costs can be checked in advance.

Russian Pharmacy branches carry Eutirox (thyroid medication); you can call ahead to check which specific branch has a given medicine in stock.

Pharmacies located right next to hotels (e.g., near reception) tend to overprice — one charged around $6 for Zodak/Zyrtec drops with no cheaper alternatives available. Fine only for emergencies; for fair prices go to Russian Pharmacy, Old Town, or Naama Bay instead.

The first pharmacy to the left of the hotel (checked in May) sells at the printed package prices with no relabeling — same as Russian Pharmacy, so no need to travel further.

One complaint claims Russian Pharmacy sometimes places stickers with a higher price over the factory-printed price on some items — peeling the sticker reveals the real, lower price, suggesting a markup.

At Il Mercato mall, the pharmacy right at the entrance on the right side reportedly overcharges; a bit further in, on the left, there's a trustworthy Russian Pharmacy branch.

Opposite the new entrance and reception of the Zahabia hotel, travelers in late August 2026 praised a pharmacy where prices are printed on the packaging and the Russian-speaking pharmacists can suggest a medicine if you need help.

Participants in August–October 2026 called Omar Omar at Soho Square a fair pharmacy: medicines are sold at the price on the box, and holidaymakers who have used it for years compared prices with Russian Pharmacy and El Ezaby and found no difference. It is near the entrance, on the left as you enter Soho from the hotel side, and there is no minimum purchase. One traveler wrote that before finding it, the pharmacy nearest her hotel had sold her a medicine at roughly ten times the price.

Russian Pharmacy, according to participants in July–September 2026, offers free delivery to your hotel and its own transfer for orders from $30, plus consultations and a WhatsApp chat. The downside is the $30 minimum. Another option is the Mango Market area: participants praised a pharmacy next to it (usually busy), and there is a Russian Pharmacy branch on a parallel street. One family wrote in September that they paid more than usual for a specific medicine at a pharmacy near Mango Market.

Egyptian medicines have the price stamped on the packaging at the factory, in Egyptian pounds. Participants in August–October 2026 advise: if the price the seller quotes matches the printed one, go ahead and buy. According to them, Egypt has no state pharmacies: some describe El Ezaby as a chain with state participation, others simply as a large, good chain, and "state pharmacy" signs on tourist pharmacies are marketing.

Russian Pharmacy has a Russian-language website with a full product catalogue and prices. You can search for a medication in advance, check prices, and add items to a cart. The site is also useful for verifying a quoted price when the pharmacist won't hand you the box.

El Ezaby has a smartphone app: in September–October 2026 participants suggested choosing what you need in it and showing screenshots at the counter, and, if you need a lot of medicines, going to El Ezaby, where locals shop. Showing a price from the app or the Russian Pharmacy website, travelers say, makes sellers lower their price. After paying, always ask for a receipt and pay in Egyptian pounds; exchange dollars or euros beforehand. If the printed price is covered with a sticker and the staff start fussing, one traveler's advice was to leave straight away.

Honest pharmacies can also be found near hotels. In September 2026 a traveler described a pharmacy by a five-star hotel just past the barrier that sells at the price on the box, with no tricks and a wide range. In October participants recommended a small market to the left of one hotel's main building — across the road, past a leather and fur shop, next to a street café with tables: prices are low, the staff understand Russian fairly well and find a direct equivalent using software. In July, at one five-star hotel, the pharmacy right after the checkpoint charged slightly above the printed price, while one 5–10 minutes to the left sold at box prices.