surtir una receta
/suɾtiɾ una ɾeθeta/from spelling rules
To refill a prescription in Spanish is to surtir una receta.
The phrase is used when you are obtaining a new supply of medication from a pharmacy based on a medical order that has already been provided.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can use the gerund form surtiendo la receta to describe the ongoing action of refilling the prescription.
How do you pronounce it?
/suɾtiɾ una ɾeθeta/
Did you know?
- The word receta comes from the Latin word recepta, which is also the root of the English word 'receipt'.
- While surtir una receta describes the act of getting the medicine, you might hear renovar la receta when the focus is on getting the doctor to authorize the refill.
- In many professional settings, prescripción is used for formal or legal medical orders, whereas receta is the more common term for the actual piece of paper.
Examples in context
- Necesito surtir una receta en la farmacia.I need to refill a prescription at the pharmacy.
- ¿Puede surtir una receta para mí, por favor?Can you refill a prescription for me, please?
- Voy a surtir una receta de mi medicamento.I am going to refill a prescription for my medicine.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are talking about Elena's medication at home.
- Daniel¿Ya compraste tus medicinas, Elena?Did you buy your medicines already, Elena?
- ElenaNo, todavía tengo que surtir una receta.No, I still have to refill a prescription.
- DanielSi quieres, yo puedo ir por ellas.If you want, I can go get them.
- ElenaGracias, Daniel, sería de gran ayuda.Thanks, Daniel, that would be a great help.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries receta, surtir, una, CC BY-SA 4.0.
