Nov 4, 2010 16:45
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Spanish term

farmacia (pharmacy vs. drugstore)

Non-PRO Spanish to English Medical General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Consumo de medicamentos según la información de la farmacia del centro de salud.

I know they are basically the same (use may change depending on the country), but which option would be better to refer to it within a hospital/clinic?

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +13 pharmacy
4 pharmacy
Change log

Nov 4, 2010 19:15: Roxanna Delgado changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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Discussion

philgoddard Nov 4, 2010:
And the UK does use drugstore - my Dad's local chemist in Croydon is called Save More Drug Store.
AllegroTrans Nov 4, 2010:
Pharmacy is surely an internationally understood term
"chemist" in UK and "drugstore" in US both refer to the retail outlet you find in a town
Here, we are speaking of the specialist pharmacy in a health centre/center
philgoddard Nov 4, 2010:
Franglish: I'm not sure why you say "unless it's for the UK". In this context, it's pharmacy in the UK too.
Noni Gilbert Riley Nov 4, 2010:
Drugstore = parafarmacia Las farmacias pueden vender productos que son de parafarmacia (p. ej. alimentación para bebés, perfumes etc) y hay establecimientos que se dedican exclusivamente a parafarmacia - entonces tendrán tb gran gama de cosméticos, detergentes etc...
Elizabeth Ardans (asker) Nov 4, 2010:
I'm not sure where it is going to be used, but it will probably go to several countries, maybe the US, but probably not UK. Thanks!
franglish Nov 4, 2010:
pharmacy in this context, unless it's for the UK ...following the information of the pharmacy within the clinic.
Simon Bruni Nov 4, 2010:
British variation Here in the UK we say chemist's or pharmacy. We don't use drugstore at all.

Proposed translations

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pharmacy

Within a hospital or clinic, pharmacy sounds better: more professional. In North America, at least, drugstore has more of a connotation of selling non-medical products along with medical products and medicines.
Note from asker:
That's what I thought! Thanks for the confirmation.
Peer comment(s):

agree Isamar : You beat me to it!
3 mins
agree liz askew : Definitely
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agree Cristina Talavera
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agree Travelin Ann
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agree Robert Anderson : That's it.
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agree elainelarson
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agree JudyK
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agree Evans (X)
37 mins
agree AllegroTrans : I would think pharmacy is an "international" English word, understood everywhere
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agree eski : Concur
1 hr
agree teresa quimper
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agree James A. Walsh
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agree Salloz
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias a todos!"
5 mins

pharmacy

the clinic's pharmacy....Is this for a US text? If for a British one you could use chemist.
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