Pharmacy & Health

1. Есть ли у вас таблетки от головной боли?

   Yest' li u vas tabletki ot golovnoy boli?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a Russian pharmacy (аптека)

   Grammar Note

   "ot + symptom (genitive)" = "for/against (symptom)". "ot golovnoy boli" = for headache

2. Мне нужно средство от желудка

   Mne nuzhno sredstvo ot zheludka

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Mne nuzhno..." = "I need..." using the dative case "mne" (to me)

3. Мне нужно средство от диареи

   Mne nuzhno sredstvo ot diarei

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Diareya" is from Greek medical terminology. "Rasstroystvo zheludka" (stomach disorder) is also used

4. У меня температура

   U menya temperatura

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   In Russian, "temperatura" alone implies fever. "Vysokaya temperatura" (high temperature) means high fever

5. У меня аллергия

   U menya allergiya

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "U menya allergiya na..." = "I am allergic to...". E.g., "allergiya na penicillin"

6. Мне нужен пластырь

   Mne nuzhen plastyr'

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Nuzhen" (masculine), "nuzhna" (feminine), "nuzhno" (neuter) agree with the noun's gender. "Plastyr'" is masculine

7. Мне нужно средство от насекомых

   Mne nuzhno sredstvo ot nasekomykh

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Sredstvo ot nasekomykh" is "remedy against + genitive", the usual pattern for insect repellent. In Russia, tick repellent "ot kleshchey" is also important

8. Мне нужен солнцезащитный крем

   Mne nuzhen solntse-zashchitnyy krem

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Solntse" (sun) + "zashchitniy" (protective) + "krem" (cream). SPF is used as-is in Russian

9. Как принимать это лекарство?

   Kak prinimat' eto lekarstvo?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Prinimat' lekarstvo" = take medicine (standard). "Pit' lekarstvo" (drink medicine) is also used

10. Нужен ли мне рецепт?

    Nuzhen li mne retsept?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Retsept" = prescription and recipe. "Po retseptu" (prescription required) vs "bez retsepta" (no prescription needed)

11. Рецепт

    Re-tsept

    Prescription

    Usage

    Means "prescription" in a pharmacy or clinic; in everyday talk the same word means a cooking recipe

12. Аптека

    Ap-te-ka

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Point at this to ask where the pharmacy is

13. Градусник

    Gra-dus-nik

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Ask for a thermometer at the pharmacy

14. Бинт

    Bint

    Bandage

    Usage

    Ask for a bandage at the pharmacy

15. Антисептик

    An-ti-sep-tik

    Antiseptic

    Usage

    Ask for antiseptic to clean a wound

16. Медицинская маска

    Me-di-tsin-ska-ya mas-ka

    Face mask

    Usage

    "Maska" alone can mean a beauty mask or a costume mask, so "meditsinskaya" pins it to a surgical mask

17. Прокладки

    Pro-klad-ki

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Used in the hygiene aisle; the singular "prokladka" also means a mechanical gasket, so the plural is shown

18. Презерватив

    Pre-zer-va-tiv

    Condom

    Usage

    Ask for one at a pharmacy or convenience store; the English-style "kondom" is not used in Russian

19. Глазные капли

    Glaz-ny-ye kap-li

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Ask for eye drops at the pharmacy

20. Обезболивающий пластырь

    O-bez-bo-li-va-yu-shchiy plas-tyr'

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    The closest Russian pharmacy product to a Japanese medicated compress; "plastyr" alone means an adhesive bandage

21. Жаропонижающее

    Zha-ro-po-ni-zha-yu-shche-ye

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Ask for something to bring a fever down

22. Дайте слабительное, пожалуйста

    Day-te sla-bi-tel'-no-ye, po-zha-luy-sta

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    To ask for a laxative at a pharmacy when you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    "Слабительное" is the medical term for a drug that makes the bowels loose; it is a neuter adjective used as a noun and is understood as-is at a pharmacy. The symptom can be added with "Запор".

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