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A pharmacy near AUBMC and Clemenceau: a guide for patients coming to Beirut
The operation or the specialist visit is half the trip. The other half starts at the hospital door: a prescription to fill, enough treatment to last until you're home, and the questions there wasn't time for in the clinic.
Ras Beirut is one of the most medically concentrated neighborhoods in the region: the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), Clemenceau Medical Center, and dozens of specialist clinics around Hamra. Every year patients come here from Iraq, Jordan, Syria and the Gulf with their families, and stay days or weeks in furnished apartments and hotels between Hamra, Raouche and Manara.
We're the neighborhood pharmacy in exactly this area: Light House Pharmacy, Ardati Street, Manara, a few minutes by car from both hospitals and steps from the Corniche. This guide sums up what we explain every day to patients arriving from outside Lebanon.
Before you travel: check your treatment is available
The question that worries travelling patients most is simple: will I find my medicine there? You don't have to wait until you land to find out. Message us on WhatsApp +961 81 681 445 from home with a photo of the box or the medicine's name and strength, and we'll tell you whether it's available in Lebanon, and under which registered brand name, before you book. Brand names change from country to country, but the same active ingredient usually exists here under another name.
What to bring
- Your current medicines in their original packs, enough for a few days longer than you expect to stay.
- Medical reports and test results, even as photos on your phone. The doctor here will ask for them, and the pharmacist needs them to check interactions between your old and new treatment.
- A written list of everything you take: name, strength, and how often. It saves half the consultation.
Leaving the hospital: filling the prescription
A prescription from a Lebanese doctor can be filled at any licensed pharmacy, not only the hospital's. Bring it to us, or send a photo ahead on WhatsApp so it's ready before you arrive. That matters most for someone just out of surgery who shouldn't be standing in a queue.
- Original and registered equivalent: we stock the original brand and its equivalents registered with Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health where they exist, and explain the difference honestly. The choice is yours and your doctor's. More in our guide to prescriptions in Lebanon.
- Enough to last until you're home and beyond: if the treatment runs for weeks or months, ask the doctor to write the full duration on the prescription, and we'll dispense the prescribed quantity in one go. See what to know before travelling with medication.
- A proper explanation: when to take each medicine, with or before food, and what shouldn't be combined. We write it clearly on each box, and our number stays with you for any question once you're home.
The person travelling with the patient needs a pharmacy too
Companions forget themselves. The blood-pressure tablets that ran out, formula for the baby who came along, something for the headache after a night in a waiting room, sunscreen for a short walk on the Corniche. We have all of it, with free pharmacist advice and no appointment.
Questions patients from abroad ask us
Are your medicines genuine?
Every medicine on our shelves is registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health and reaches us through licensed importers and agents, in a sealed pack with its batch number and expiry date. Ask us to show you. It's your right.
How can we pay?
US dollars in cash, Lebanese pounds, or bank cards.
Do we need an appointment?
No. We're open every day, and a WhatsApp message before you come saves you the trip if a medicine needs ordering from the distributor.
My prescription is from a doctor back home. Can you fill it?
Bring it with the medicine box. Many treatments we can match directly; some, by law, need a prescription from a doctor in Lebanon. We'll tell you clearly which is which, and point you to a nearby clinic if needed.
How to reach us
From AUBMC or Hamra Street, head toward the sea and Manara: a few minutes by taxi. Tell the driver "Ardati Street, Manara, near the Corniche." From Clemenceau Medical Center the route runs through Hamra or along the Corniche. Map and landmarks here.
We wish you a successful treatment and a safe trip home. And if you need anything while you're nearby, you're welcome here.