Police are appealing for public assistance following the armed robbery of a chemist in East Gosford at the weekend.

About 9.15am (Sunday 18 August 2013), a man entered a chemist on York Street armed with a firearm and knife.

The man threatened two staff members and a male customer and fled the location a short time later with an amount of cash and medication. No one was injured during the incident.

Police attended and launched an investigation into the incident, establishing a crime scene at the location.

Officers were told the man fled the location in a white Daihatsu Charade sedan, which was later found on Victoria Street and examined by specialist forensic officers.

Police also conducted an extensive search of the surrounding area, but the man was not located.

The man has been described as being about 180cm tall and with a solid build. He was last seen wearing a khaki-coloured jacket and camouflage pants, with a black balaclava and sunglasses