ESTD 1972

Your chemist on the lane.

Open every day. Prescription and everyday medicines, first aid, free delivery nearby, and a doctor on weekday evenings.

1972On this street since

Fifty-four years on this corner

Larkspur opened on the lane in 1972 and has been dispensing there ever since. The year is painted on the signboard, which is the shop's own way of saying it does not plan to move.

What that length of time actually buys a customer is ordinary and useful. The shelves are stocked for what this neighbourhood keeps asking for, an old prescription is recognised rather than puzzled over, and someone behind the counter has almost certainly seen the tablet you are holding before.

A chemist either becomes the one the street relies on, or it does not last this long.

What the shop keeps

A full retail chemist, plus the two things people most often need at short notice: something for a cut, and someone to ask.

The dispensary wall inside Larkspur: glazed green wooden cabinets stocked from floor to ceiling with boxed and bottled medicines, an aluminium ladder resting against them. — Behind the counter. Five decades of stock, floor to ceiling.

First aid

Dressings, antiseptic, bandages and cotton, kept in stock at the counter.

Prescription medicines

Dispensed against a doctor's prescription, from a stock built up for this neighbourhood over five decades.

Everyday medicines

Tablets, syrups, personal care and everyday health items kept in stock, no prescription needed.

Free home delivery, nearby

Send the list, stay where you are. Deliveries go out to nearby addresses at no charge, and you pay the person who brings them.

A doctor sits here on weekday evenings

Dr. A. Roy sits at the shop between 8 and 9 in the evening, Monday to Friday. It is a short walk and a familiar face rather than an appointment across town.

Dr. Roy is a general physician, which covers most of what sends people to a doctor in the first place: a fever that will not settle, a cough that has gone on too long, blood pressure, a second opinion on something a chemist cannot answer.

Dr. A. Roy

MBBS, General Physician

Experience: 42 years
Days: Monday to Friday
Time: 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: At the shop

Tell us what you need before you set out

Type what you need or photograph the prescription. The shop checks stock, replies with the price, and either keeps it at the counter or sends it over.

Send the list or a photoWhichever is easier. A photograph of the prescription is usually quickest.
The shop replies on WhatsAppTo confirm what is in stock and what it comes to.
Collect it or have it deliveredPay at the counter or pay the person who brings it. There is no online payment.

What do you need?

Add a prescription photo

Nothing is sent from this page and nothing is stored. The button hands the message to WhatsApp on your own phone, and you send it yourself. Your photograph is passed straight to WhatsApp and never reaches any website.

Finding the blue board

Green frontage, red steps, and a cross on the wall beside the door. It has looked more or less like this for a very long time.

The blue Larkspur signboard close up, above the open shopfront and its glass-fronted cabinets of medicine. — The board itself, above the open front.

What to look for

A blue board with white lettering, reading Chemists and Druggists
A dark red cross mounted on the wall to the right of the door
Green walls with yellow pillars, and red steps up from the pavement

Asked at the counter

Where is the shop?

Larkspur Chemists and Druggists is at 3 Mulberry Street, Kolkata, just off the avenue in the the lane area of South Kolkata. Look for the blue signboard and the red cross beside the door.

What are the opening hours?

Larkspur, at 3 Mulberry Street, is open every day from 9:00am to 2:30pm and again from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.

Are you open on Sunday?

Yes. Larkspur is open seven days a week, Sunday included, on the same hours as every other day: 9:00am to 2:30pm and 5:00pm to 10:00pm. The counter stays open until 10 at night.

How long has Larkspur been here?

Since 1972. The founding year is painted on the shop's own signboard at 3 Mulberry Street, which makes Larkspur one of the older medical stores still trading in this part of Kolkata.

Is there a doctor at the pharmacy?

Yes. Dr. A. Roy, MBBS, a general physician with forty-two years of experience, sits at Larkspur on weekday evenings between 8:00pm and 9:00pm, Monday to Friday.

What does it cost to see the doctor?

Dr. Roy's listed consultation fee is ₹500. Fees can change, so it is worth confirming at the counter when you arrive.

There is no appointment system. You come during the chamber hours, 8pm to 9pm, Monday to Friday.

Do you deliver to my home?

Yes, free of charge to nearby addresses. Send your list or a photo of the prescription on WhatsApp to Larkspur on +91 00000 00000 and the shop will call you back to confirm.

Can I order on WhatsApp?

Yes. Message Larkspur on +91 00000 00000 with a list or a photo of your prescription. The shop confirms what is in stock and the price by phone.

There is no online payment; you pay at the counter or on delivery.

Do you sell first aid supplies?

Yes. Dressings, antiseptic, bandages and cotton are kept in stock at Larkspur.

Do I need a prescription?

For prescription-only medicines, yes, and you will be asked to show it. Everyday items such as over-the-counter tablets, syrups and first aid supplies do not need one.

Where to find us

The shop is a few doors off the avenue, with steps up from the pavement and the counter straight ahead.

Call 00000 00000

Address: 3 Mulberry Street
Kolkata
Open: Every day
9:00am to 2:30pm, 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Phone and WhatsApp: +91 00000 00000
Doctor: Mon to Fri
8:00pm to 9:00pm
Payment: At the counter or on delivery

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