Pharmacies and medication

Pharmacies (Apótek/lyfjaverslanir)

• Medication is sold in pharmacies alongside various commodities which usually relate to health in some way.

• In addition to prescription drugs, over the counter medicine can also be purchased in pharmacies. 
• Pharmacies' opening hours differ. However, Lyfja Lágmúla and Lyfja Smáratorgi are open until midnight every night.

List of pharmacies in Iceland

Medication

• For individuals with health insurance, necessary (indispenable) medication is paid in full by Tryggingastofnun (the States Social Security Institution).

• The cost of other prescription drugs is paid partially by Tryggingastofnun (the State Social Security Institution) and this proportion is regulated by law.
• Individuals have to pay in full for other medication (medication that is not a prescription drug).