Day 56 of 150

Day 56: Antibiotics Without a Prescription

At a pharmacy in Tambov, an older man asks the pharmacist for the same antibiotic he had last time.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Молодой человек, мне антибиотик, как в прошлый раз, в синей коробочке, название забыл.

    Young man, I need an antibiotic, like last time, in a blue box, I've forgotten the name.

  2. B

    К сожалению, антибиотики отпускаются строго по рецепту. Рецепт у вас с собой?

    I'm sorry, antibiotics are dispensed strictly on prescription. Do you have one with you?

  3. A

    Какой рецепт? В прошлом году у вас же без рецепта продали, и за три дня как рукой сняло.

    What prescription? Last year you sold it to me right here without one, and in three days it was gone like magic.

  4. B

    Я понимаю, но с тех пор правила ужесточили, да и лечиться наугад, поверьте, опасно.

    I understand, but the rules have been tightened since then, and treating yourself blindly, believe me, is dangerous.

  5. A

    Да что там опасного? Горло то же, кашель тот же, я свой организм знаю.

    What's dangerous about it? Same throat, same cough, I know my own body.

  6. B

    А если это вирус? Тогда антибиотик не поможет, а печень вы себе посадите.

    And what if it's a virus? Then an antibiotic won't help, and you'll wreck your liver.

  7. A

    Ну и что вы мне прикажете, в поликлинике полдня в очереди сидеть?

    So what are you telling me to do, sit in a queue at the clinic for half a day?

  8. B

    Зачем полдня? Запишитесь через Госуслуги на завтра, а пока вот вам спрей для горла, он без рецепта.

    Why half a day? Book an appointment for tomorrow on Gosuslugi, and in the meantime here's a throat spray, that one needs no prescription.

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