Doctors and pharmacies in Leipzig: Emergency service on the day of German unity!
On the day of German unity, October 4, 2025, numerous medical practices and pharmacies in Leipzig, including the Aesculap pharmacy in Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, are open and offer emergency services.

Doctors and pharmacies in Leipzig: Emergency service on the day of German unity!
On the day of German unity, October 4, 2025, numerous medical practices and pharmacies remain open in Leipzig. The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVS) has listed the open standby practices that are available to citizens in terms of health concerns.
The available institutions include, for example, the standby practice at the University Hospital Leipzig, which is open to both general medicine as well as ophthalmology and ENT medicine from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. There is also the standby practice at the Kinderotfallzentrum Dr. Claudia Fiegert at Riebeckstraße 65, which can be reached from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Further medical practices are located at the St. Georg Clinic and the Diakonissen Hospital, both of which are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. A general surgical standby in the Thonberg Clinic emergency center will also be available from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. tag24.de reported.
Opening times and emergency services of the pharmacies
The pharmacies opened in Leipzig also take on emergency services. These include the city pharmacy at Grimmaische Straße 19, the Luisen pharmacy at Bornaische Straße 41, the Copernikus pharmacy at Jupiterstraße 48 and the Aesculap pharmacy in Pestalozzistraße 72. Emergency times begin at 8 a.m. and end on the following day at 7.59 a.m. A statutory emergency service fee of 2.50 euros is due for the use of pharmacy services during the emergency service. This fee can be taken over by the health insurance companies if "Noctu" is noted on the recipe aponet.de explained.
So that the citizens can quickly find the nearest emergency pharmacy, there is the possibility to enter the location or postcode in a search field. This search provides a card with all emergency pharmacies in the area and also enables an extended search veganie aponet.de further.
Medical on -call service and emergency number
Medical emergency service is available for medical emergencies on 116117. In acute emergencies, citizens can use emergency number 112. The demand and organization of emergency services are often regulated differently in cities. In large cities, for example, every tenth pharmacy has emergency service at night and on public holidays, while in rural regions, pharmacies with constant or frequent willingness to serve are often available.
The cooperation between doctors and pharmacies on the day of German unity is intended to ensure that the care of the population is also guaranteed on public holidays and that citizens are not left alone in the event of health problems.