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A shop where medications (both prescription and over-the-counter) and other health products are sold, and where pharmaceutical professionals provide advice.
Ich muss noch schnell zur Apotheke, um mein Rezept einzulösen.
I still need to quickly go to the pharmacy to fill my prescription.
Pay attention to the difference with the preposition 'in': 'in die Apotheke' (to/into the pharmacy, accusative) describes movement toward it, while 'in der Apotheke' (in/at the pharmacy, dative) describes being there or doing something there.
Ich gehe schnell in die Apotheke, um die Salbe zu holen.
I'm quickly going to the pharmacy to pick up the ointment.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Apotheke' (pharmacy) are 'ein Rezept einlösen' (to fill a prescription), 'Medikamente holen' (to pick up medication), or 'sich beraten lassen' (to get advice).
Kannst du bitte auf dem Rückweg mein Rezept in der Apotheke einlösen?
Could you please fill my prescription at the pharmacy on your way back?
In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, pharmacies are often recognizable by a large red 'A' symbol. Unlike in many other countries, most medications there are sold exclusively in pharmacies.
Die nächste Notdienst-Apotheke ist heute die am Marktplatz.
The nearest emergency-duty pharmacy today is the one on the market square.
drugstore
Both die Apotheke and die Drogerie sell health products and, in some cases, over-the-counter medicines. Die Apotheke specializes in medications and pharmaceutical advice. Die Drogerie mainly offers a wide range of personal care, hygiene, and household products, so it is a better fit for this kind of mixed shopping trip.
Wegen der richtigen Anwendung des rezeptfreien Medikaments fragt Lea in der Apotheke nach.
Lea asks at the pharmacy how to use the over-the-counter medication correctly.
Das rezeptfreie Erkältungsmittel kauft Lea zusammen mit Shampoo in der Drogerie.
Lea buys the over-the-counter cold medicine at the drugstore along with shampoo.
