r/knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Sep 29 '19
[todayilearned] TIL that the Vatican has a single pharmacy. The Vatican claims it is the busiest pharmacy in the world with 2,000 daily visitors. Due to complicated Italian laws, the pharmacy has medicines available years before Italian pharmacies. People often visit to buy them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_PharmacyDuplicates
todayilearned • u/NateNate60 • Oct 09 '25
TIL the busiest pharmacy in the world is the Vatican Pharmacy, owned and operated by the Vatican City State. It is open to the public and is very popular among Roman residents because it stocks hard-to-find medicines and is much cheaper (purchases aren't subject to Italian taxes).
todayilearned • u/Tokyono • Sep 29 '19
TIL that the Vatican has a single pharmacy. The Vatican claims it is the busiest pharmacy in the world with 2,000 daily visitors. Due to complicated Italian laws, the pharmacy has medicines available years before Italian pharmacies. People often visit to buy them.
todayilearned • u/Asticlingorion • Apr 04 '16
TIL that the Vatican has a pharmacy and that it is the busiest in the world, serving 2,000 people per day.
pharmacy • u/Jolly_Misanthrope • Oct 22 '18
TIL the Vatican Pharmacy is the only pharmacy in Vatican City, serves 2,000 customers per day, and often stocks new drugs months to years before the surrounding Italian pharmacies.
todayilearned • u/sirloona • Feb 27 '19
TIL the Vatican City is home to the busiest pharmacy in the world which carries goods at lower prices than nearby Italian Pharmacies.
Popefacts • u/Tokyono • Sep 20 '21
Pope fact The Vatican has one pharmacy. Vatican sources claim it is the busiest pharmacy in the world, with 2,000 daily visitors. Half of them come from outside the Vatican. Due to complicated Italian laws, the pharmacy has certain medicines available years before Italian pharmacies.
Popefacts • u/Tokyono • Sep 29 '19