Sick abroad? Walk into any farmacia knowing exactly what to ask for.
Tell GlobePharma your symptoms in English. In about a minute you get the Spanish name of the medicine, the local brands on the shelf, and a note you can hand straight to the pharmacist.
Doesn't replace a pharmacist or doctor. Read the leaflet and follow the dose on the pack. Emergency in Spain: 112.
From "I feel awful" to the right box, in three steps.
No account, no app store. Open it on your phone in the queue and you're ready by the time it's your turn.
Tell us about you
Where you're from, who the medicine is for, and anything that rules a medicine out, like pregnancy or asthma.
From: United Kingdom
Age: 18–64
Health: nonePick your symptoms
Headache, blocked nose, diarrhoea and more, plus how long you've had them. Too long, and we send you to a doctor instead.
Blocked nose · 1–3 days
Headache · since todayShow the pharmacist
Get the Spanish ingredient name, your home brand next to the Spanish one, and a ready-made note in Spanish.
Otrivine → oximetazolina
Panadol → paracetamol
Everything you need at the counter. Nothing you don't.
Your brand, translated
Type the name on the box from home. Tylenol, Nurofen, Doliprane or Alvedon all map to the same ingredient and the Spanish brands that carry it.
A note for the pharmacist
Your age, symptoms and health conditions, written in clear Spanish. Show your screen or copy it. No phrasebook needed.
Safety checks built in
Pregnancy, ulcers, blood thinners and asthma steer the suggestion away from medicines that aren't safe for you, and red flags tell you when to call 112.
Live stock nearby
See which pharmacy near you has it on the shelf and which one is the farmacia de guardia tonight.
With pharmacy partnersServe tourists faster, in any language.
Visitors arrive already knowing the active ingredient and with their health details written in Spanish. Partner pharmacies show live stock in the app and get the foot traffic that comes with it.
- Shorter conversations at the counterSymptoms, age and conditions arrive on one screen.
- Visible stock, more visitsTourists walk to the pharmacy that has it in stock.
- Your pharmacist stays in chargeWe suggest what to ask for. The pharmacist decides.
Questions travellers ask
Does GlobePharma replace a pharmacist or doctor?
No. It tells you what to ask for and gives the pharmacist your details in Spanish. The pharmacist makes the final call, and if your symptoms have lasted too long we tell you to see a doctor.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in your phone's browser. Your answers stay on your device; we only remember your home country to save you a tap next time.
Can I buy the same strength as at home?
Not always. In Spain, paracetamol 1 g and ibuprofen 600 mg usually need a prescription, so we show the strength you can buy over the counter.
What if it's an emergency?
Call 112, the free European emergency number. It works from any phone in Spain, and operators can help in English.
Which countries are covered?
We match brand names from 22 countries, including the UK, US, Germany, France, Italy, the Nordics and Brazil, plus the active ingredient for anywhere else.
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