Pharmacies in Venice, Florence, Castiglio del Lago and Rome

Google "farmacie" (plural of farmacia) for each place. You will get a list of them.

Karen, we needed a pharmacy to keep a continuous account of my husbands blood pressure. The big green cross is what to look for no matter where you are. I was surprised at how often we came across them. There was always one in the train stations also. The seemed to be open at odd hours, often later in the evenings and on weekends but it all depends on the store. The staff were so willing to help us no matter where we went and even though I didn't know how to ask for blood pressure taken in Italian they were always able to understand my sign language when I squeezed my upper arm:). Even the smallest towns had them and they are very obvious by the signs.

They are everywhere. Ask your hotels to give you the information on the closest ones.