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by Bernhadette
In every quarter of Berlin there are always a few pharmacies, that offer an emergency service at night and on holidays. The pharmacies take turns every night according to the plan for the "Berliner Apothekennotdienst".
Usually it's not the pharmacy store that opens as a whole, but the pharmacist will come to the door upon call. You have to ring a bell at the pharmacy's main entrance. Then the pharmacist will open a small window in or next to the door and ask you for your wishes.
You can look up the plan and addresses at the following site (in German):
www.gesundheit-berlin.de/index.php?aponot=1
If you have no internet-access and you want to make sure that you have the plan always at hand, you can ask at any pharmacy for a printed brochure ("Apothekennotdienstplan", monthly) beforehand.
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The Soviet War Memorial
Bus on Alexanderplatz
Platform 17 - Gruenewald Bahnhof
Walkway to train station
