At the Pharmacy

Pharmacies (Eczane) are open from 09:00 - 19:00 on weekdays and Saturdays. They are closed on Sundays but there is always one, open 24 hours in each neighborhood. Each pharmacy supplies the name of the closest open one, called the Nöbetçi Eczane(on duty pharmacy) for that Sunday, evening, statutory and religious holidays by placing a display in its window.

Medicine in Turkey is usually sold without a prescription, with the exception of some powerful drugs such as somniferous and tranquilizers. Turks consider pharmacists as doctors and by explaining their health problems to the pharmacist, they request medicine and the pharmacist usually provides them with the medicine they need. Most pharmacists will also measure your blood pressure if you ask them to, and make injections and vaccinations when needed.

Pharmacies are widely available in every neighborhood. For your convenience, we have listed a few of them in our yellow pages, but you would do best to just take a stroll and find an Eczane.

Check the Yellow Pages for the pharmacy addresses.

Some useful Turkish words to be used in Pharmacies :
Antidote: panzehir
Aspirin: aspirin
Bandage: sargı
Capsule: kapsül
Cologne water: kolonya
Condom: prezervatif
Diet: pehriz
Digestive: hazmettirici
Emetic: kusturucu
Emollient: yumuşatıcı
Enema: lavman
Gargle: gargara
Hot-water sack: buyot, sıcak su torbası
Hydrophilic cotton: pamuk
Hydrophilic fabric: sargı bezı
Ice bag: buz kesesi
Inhalation: buğu
Injection: iğne
Injection: iğne, zerk etme
Invigorating: kuvvetlendirici
Laxative: müshil
Lotion: losyon
Medicine: ilaç
Muscle injection: kaba ete iğne
Ocular: göz ilacı
Operation: ameliyat
Pill: hap
Pill: komprime
Pomade: pomat, krem
Powder: toz
Prescription: reçete
Salve: merhem
Sanitary pad: hijyenik pet
Sanitary protection liner: günlük pet
Sedative: teskin edici
Serum: serum
Somniferous: uyku ilacı
Syringe: şırınga
Syrup: şurup
Talc powder: talk pudrası
Thermometer: derece
Toothpaste: diş macunu
Under skin injection: deri altına iğne
Vaccination: aşı
Vein injection: damara iğne

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