In some countries a prescription is needed to buy any kind of medicine. Other countries have more relaxed over the counter rules. Listen to our lesson about the world of pharmacies.
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Hola,
In the expression...por la libre (freely/over-the-counter)...does the 'la' refer to an omitted/understood 'venta'?
Gracias por tu respuesta
Hola
Te contestaremos esta pregunta en nuestro próximo show de PA QUE SEPAS.
This summer I went to Mexico and Guatemala,into the jungle, as well, and in Tulum I was searching in vain for some medicine against malaria. At first nobody understood me, later I was told I shoud go to the doctor first. I was lucky and I returned home without catching any disease, not even problems with indigestion. Regards, Nusa from Slovenia
Good for you.
I have been many times to Tulum and the jungle in Mexico. Also in Chiapas and not once I thought of getting medicine for malaria jejeje. Glad to hear you had no problems.
When you travel have you had any problems buying medicine?
¿Cuándo viajan han tenido algún problema comprando medicina?
Hola SpanishPod,
Yo creía que la control de los antibióticos es para combatir la resistencia a ellos. La resistencia contra los antibióticos ya es un gran problema en varios países que no tienen ningún regulación, como India por ejemplo. Cuando viajaba por Brasil, me soprendía que los antibióticos se utilizan por las condiciones menores, incluso el resfriado común. Tal vez la regulación vendría a los países latinoamericanos si la resistencia se hace un mayor problema allí.
S
Es un punto muy interesante, simonjd. Las prescripciones innecesarias o el uso excesivo de antibióticos pueden ser muy peligrosos, creando mas resistencia antibiótica, como dices.
When I was in Ecuador, I spent one night in a Hacienda, cowboy style (Habitación Machai), right under the thatched roof following a nice evening next to a smoking fireplace. My nose just shut off. Muy constipado!
The following day, I went to a pharmacy in Pujilí, and I was happy to be able to buy a prescription strength anti-histamine without a prescription! They just asked me how many pills I wanted. It was comparatively expensive. Look on the picture at the cashier: those eyes didn't miss a thing!
Ay mi pueblo Ecuatoriano como lo extraño a veces! Ahora hay mucho mas control sobre la venta de medicamentos, especialmente desde que el gobierno empezó con un programa de medicamentos genericos subsidiados.
great lesson!
I think the lady is a client, therefore the vendor should've used tiene usted instead on tienes the vendor also sounded a bit rude
Hola
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