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Pharmacies in Spain are great. When I first landed here on the Costa del Sol 8 years ago, I was amazed to find that the local pharmacists in Marbella would dispense a month´s worth of my beta-blockers over the counter without prescription. Even now, I´m still buying over the counter, and paying around 3 euros for the privilege. Imagine that in the UK?!
My friends were equally impressed. In fact, in the event of us having any aches, pains or sniffles, we would simply pop along to the pharmacy, ask for a solution, and “hey presto!” we were feeling great again in no time. Who needed doctors?
Well, things aren´t always perfect are they? Like the time I asked my trusty local pharmacist to prescribe a cream for dry skin on my face. That was 2 years ago, and I´ve just been told today by a dermatologist in Marbella that the prescribed lotion should NEVER be applied to the face….
…OK, but that´s just one mistake….surely?…
…Or the time that I had a really bad sore throat, and the pharmacist (admittedly a different one) prescribed a linctus that I administered over a 4 day period, only to find myself projectile-vomiting over my entire apartment in Marbella one lovely balmy Wednesday evening – I had fun cleaning that little lot up! My GP in Marbella grimaced when he saw the medicine that I had been given - turns out that it is also used to treat victims of anthrax, and was a little on the strong side for my minor ailment!
So you see, the pharmacies are great…but just be careful. And remember…..
….pharmacists are pharmacists….and doctors are doctors!
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