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A pharmacy chain has lodged plans to install a medicine “vending machine” at one of its north-east branches.
Davidsons Chemist, which runs a store on Banchory High Street, wants to use the Pharmasafe24 robot to let customers pick up prescriptions around the clock.
It says this would allow staff to spend more time with patients, while reducing waiting times for customers.
The firm has applied to Aberdeenshire Council for permission to set up the machine.
Already operating a self-service farm shop on-site, which is home to Scotland’s first milk vending machine, the new extension will see the 50m2 staffed farm shop feature hot drinks to takeaway and a gelateria to enjoy Italian-style gelato from, made with fresh milk from the cows at the farm.
Angus said: “We’re hoping to be open by the second week in March. We had some delays with the snow so we’re working as fast as we can. There’s still so much uncertainty just now so getting tradespeople on-site can be difficult and lead times seem to be much longer, but we’re getting there and aren’t too far away now.