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At the farmacia
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el medicamento | medicine, a medicine |
| la pastilla | pill, tablet |
| el comprimido | tablet — the word on packets and prescriptions |
| el jarabe | syrup, cough mixture |
| el sobre | sachet |
| la caja | box, packet |
| el farmacéutico / la farmacéutica | the pharmacist |
To ask for something: ¿Tiene algo para el dolor de garganta? — Have you got anything for a sore throat? ¿Tiene algo para la tos? — for a cough? And to check: ¿Necesita receta? — Does it need a prescription?
Medicine is something you tomar: tomar una pastilla, tomar el jarabe. It's a regular -ar verb: tomo, tomas, toma, tomamos, tomáis, toman. In everyday speech you'll also hear la medicina for medicine.