medicamento de venta libre
/medikamento de benta libɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'over the counter medication' can be translated into Spanish as medicamento de venta libre.
This phrase refers to medicine that can be bought from a pharmacy without a prescription from a doctor.
Which one should you use?
Both medicamento de venta libre and medicamento sin receta are formal ways to express the concept of over the counter medication.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Medicamento de venta libre and medicamento sin receta are formal translations. In more casual conversation, people often use the word medicina to refer to medicine in general, whereas medicamento is the specific formal or medical term.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'over the counter medications', change medicamento to medicamentos so that the phrase becomes medicamentos de venta libre.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the pharmacist is a highly trusted medical advisor who often suggests specific medicamentos de venta libre based on a patient's symptoms.
- Depending on the country, a pharmacy might be called a farmacia or a botica, with the latter being an older term for a shop that mixes its own remedies.
- The Spanish word remedio for an over the counter cure is frequently used to describe traditional herbal teas or grandmother's secrets rather than lab-made drugs.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde puedo comprar medicamentos de venta libre?Where can I buy over the counter medication?
- Creo que necesito pastillas sin receta para el resfriado.I think I need over the counter pills for my cold.
- Necesito un medicamento de venta libre para el dolor.I need an over the counter medication for the pain.
- Este es un medicamento de venta libre muy común.This is a very common over the counter medication.
- ¿Tienen algún medicamento de venta libre para la alergia?Do you have any over the counter medication for allergies?
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are at a pharmacy.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿tienes algún medicamento de venta libre para la tos?Daniel, do you have any over the counter medication for a cough?
- DanielNo tengo, pero podemos buscar uno ahora.I don't have any, but we can look for one now.
- SofíaGracias, no quiero ir al médico hoy.Thanks, I don't want to go to the doctor today.
- DanielEstá bien, vamos a preguntar al farmacéutico.That's fine, let's ask the pharmacist.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
