A 35-year-old woman is due to face court next month accused of committing an armed robbery on a Mayfield pharmacy earlier this week.
Police say the woman entered the Maitland Road chemist at about 3.00pm on Tuesday and threatened a female store attendant with what's believed to be a knife, demanding she hand over prescription drugs before running off.
Inquiries led officers to a home on Douglas Street at Stockton yesterday where the woman was arrested.
Officers also seized a number of items.
The 35-year-old has been charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon and granted conditional bail to face Newcastle Local Court on May 16.
