Basic English for Communication
At the Drugstore
Can you prepare this prescription?
Give me something against a cold
Do you have something for a
toothache?
I need something to kill my
headache.
I’ve got a bad cold and a sore throat. Can you give me
something for it?
Does it have any inside effects?
How do I take this medicine?
This cream should help.
I’m going to write you a prescription
I’ll prescribe some sleeping
pills for you
This medicine will relieve your pain
This medicine is for external use only
This gargle will relieve your sore throat
I need to have this prescription filled
Do you have a prescription,
sir?
Try these tables. Take
2 every 3 hours
Not to be taken more than four times within a 24 hour
period.
Do not eat for half an hour before or after taking this medicine
One tablet each time, three times
daily
How many tablets do I have to take each time?
Take it before going to bed
Take before eating
This medication should be taken with
meals
The instructions on it tell you how to take it. Make sure you read them carefully
Please take the medicine according to the instruction
Take it in the morning: two
teaspoons a day
Are you allergic to any medication?
Do not operate heavy machinery while taking
this medication
Do not drive after taking this medication