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Swedish at the pharmacy: your medicine and the dose

The words and phrases of a real Skrol lesson, with what they mean, tips and a few quick checks. No account needed.

From the lesson På apoteket · A2 · Week 6

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Sara picks up her medicine at the pharmacy and asks how to take it. Doses, before or after food, side effects: here are the words.

En tablett två gånger om dagen.

The words at the pharmacy

ett apotek a pharmacy
ett recept a prescription
en medicin a medicine
en tablett a tablet
en dos a dose
en gång om dagen once a day
två gånger om dagen twice a day
före maten before food
efter maten after food
biverkningar side effects
receptfritt over the counter
en kur a course (of medicine)
en salva an ointment
hostmedicin cough medicine
en legitimation ID
hämta ut collect (a prescription)

Om dagen means a day: en gång om dagen. Per dag also works, but not per dagen or i dagen.

två gånger om dagen

Check yourself

Which word means over the counter, without a prescription?

kur
receptfritt
recept

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receptfritt — Receptfritt is without a prescription.

Collecting medicine and understanding the dose

Jag ska hämta ut medicin.I am collecting medicine.
Här är mitt recept och min legitimation.Here is my prescription and my ID.
Har ni något receptfritt mot huvudvärk?Do you have anything over the counter for a headache?
Hur ofta ska jag ta tabletterna?How often should I take the tablets?
Ska jag ta dem före eller efter maten?Should I take them before or after food?
Ta en tablett två gånger om dagen i sju dagar.Take one tablet twice a day for seven days.
Ta hela kuren.Take the whole course.
Har den några biverkningar?Does it have any side effects?
Får barn ta den?Can children take it?

Mot means for, against, with a medicine: något mot huvudvärk, en salva mot utslag.

något mot huvudvärk

Check yourself

Twice a day. Which word fills the gap?

Ta en tablett två gånger ___ dagen.

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om — A day, with a frequency, is om dagen.

After this lesson you can

Know the words at the pharmacyrecept, tablett, dos, biverkningar
Collect medicine and understand the doseTa en tablett två gånger om dagen.

Practise it in the course

In the Skrol course this guide is the first step of the lesson. Next come practice drills, then you write and say the phrases yourself while an AI teacher checks your answers.

The week ends with an AI conversation, so you try the phrases in a role-play before you need them for real.

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