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Dry or Chesty Cough: What to Take for Each
How to tell a dry cough from a productive one, what each type of syrup really does, and why combining them is the most common medicine cabinet mistake.
Medicines and prescriptions: pharmacy advice in Salou
How to take, store and combine medicines, and what to ask at the pharmacy before starting a treatment.
19 articles
Medicines and prescriptions: pharmacy advice in Salou
19 articles
- 7 min read
Anti-inflammatories and Your Stomach: Do You Need a Protector?
Taking omeprazole with ibuprofen isn't automatic: it depends on your age, your history and your other medication, not on whether the pill upsets you.
- 5 min read
Cold Sores: How to Treat Them and When to Start
A cold sore heals on its own in one or two weeks, but treating it from the first tingle shortens the outbreak. What to use, how to apply it, what to avoid.
- 7 min read
Constipation: Which Laxative to Choose, and Why
Fibre, macrogol, lactulose or bisacodyl: how they differ, how long each takes to work, and which one suits a day of constipation versus a month.
- 6 min read
Antihistamines: Which to Choose and Which Makes You Drowsy
Cetirizine, loratadine, bilastine or dexchlorpheniramine: how they really differ, which one causes drowsiness, and how to take each of them properly.
- 7 min read
Dry Eyes: Which Artificial Tears to Choose and How to Use Them
The difference between single-dose and bottled artificial tears, how to apply them properly, what changes if you wear contact lenses, and when to get help.
- 5 min read
How to Dispose of Medicines in Spain: The SIGRE Point
What the SIGRE Point in every Spanish pharmacy is, what you can and can't leave there, and why medicines never go in the bin or down the toilet.
- 6 min read
Medicine Expiry Dates: What They Actually Mean
An expiry date doesn't switch a medicine off at midnight. What the date guarantees, why storage matters as much, and when to throw something out.
- 3 min read
European prescriptions in Spain: how they work
Can you fill a foreign prescription at a Spanish pharmacy? What counts as valid, what a cross-border prescription must show, and what we can do in Salou.
- 3 min read
Forgot your medication at home? What you can do in Salou
Left your medication at home or run out mid-trip? What a Spanish pharmacy can do without a doctor, what needs a prescription, what to bring in.
- 7 min read
Heartburn and Reflux: What to Take and When to Get Help
Antacids, alginates, famotidine or omeprazole: which fits your kind of heartburn, how each one is taken, and the warning signs that end self-treatment.
- 7 min read
Travel Sickness in Cars and Boats: Prevention and Treatment
Why travel sickness tablets go in before you set off, what works without medication, and which popular remedies have nothing behind them.
- 7 min read
Generics and Brands: Are They Really the Same?
What the law demands before a generic is authorised, what the 80-125% range really means, where they can differ, and which cannot be substituted.
- 6 min read
Sore Throat: What Works and What Doesn't
Eight out of ten sore throats are viral. What genuinely relieves it, which lozenges have real data behind them, and when an antibiotic adds nothing.
- 7 min read
Medicines and Alcohol: The Interactions That Matter
Which medicines you shouldn't mix with alcohol and why, per the AEMPS technical data sheets, Spain's Ministry of Health and the NIH.
- 6 min read
How to Store Medicines at Home
Where to keep them, what each phrase on the box means, when the fridge is actually needed and how long they last once opened, per the AEMPS and the EMA.
- 6 min read
Antibiotics: Why You Have to Finish the Course
Stopping antibiotics when you feel better does not shorten the course, it leaves it half done. What the evidence says, and when to call your doctor.
- 3 min read
How to Read a Medicine Leaflet Without Getting Lost
What each section of a medicine leaflet means, how to read the list of side effects, and which parts you should always check before taking anything.
- 3 min read
Paracetamol or Ibuprofen: Which One to Take
A practical guide to choosing between paracetamol and ibuprofen based on your symptom, with usual adult doses, precautions and when to see a doctor.