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<b>Background</b>: Community pharmacies are well-placed to deliver well-being interventions; however, to date, nothing has been produced specifically for this setting. The aim of this study was to develop a positive psychology intervention suitable for a community pharmacy setting with the goal of increasing the well-being of community members. <b>Methods</b>: Intervention development consisted of three steps: Step 1—identify the evidence-base and well-being model to underpin the basis of the intervention (Version 1); Step 2—model the intervention and gather user feedback to produce Version 2, and Step 3—revisit the evidence-base and refine the intervention to produce Version 3. <b>Results</b>: Findings from nine studies (seven RCTs, one cross-sectional, one N-1 design plus user feedback were applied to model a 6-week ‘<i>Prescribing Happiness</i> (<i>P</i>-<i>Hap</i>)’ intervention, underpinned by the PERMA model plus four other components from the positive psychology literature (<i>Three Good Things</i>, <i>Utilising Your Signature Strengths in New Ways</i>, <i>Best Possible Selves and Character Strengths</i>). A PERMA-based diary was designed to be completed 3 days a week as part of the intervention. <b>Conclusions</b>: This work is an important development which will direct the future implementation of interventions to support well-being in this novel setting. The next stage is to gain the perspectives of external stakeholders on the feasibility of delivering the P-Hap for its adoption into community pharmacy services in the future.