Five people were injured Monday night in an Oakville pharmacy robbery where the culprits used a noxious spray similar to pepper spray.

Halton police Duty Insp. Kevin Maher said three of the victims were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the heist at the Guardian drug store, located at Trafalgar Road and White Oaks Boulevard.

At approximately 8 p.m., two males armed with handguns entered the pharmacy and dispersed the spray on staff and customers. They stole cash and narcotics and fled to a waiting car operated by a female driver.

The suspects are described as: