{"id":2393,"date":"2011-06-15T21:34:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T21:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2011-06-16T11:40:24","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T11:40:24","slug":"medicine-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/medicine-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicine in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s winter in Brazil! And by winter, I mean low-40s – mid-60s, dry weather, occasional cold rain… in S\u00e3o Paulo at least, and no, I don’t have heat in my home. Nor are there usually heated office buildings and restaurants and the like. And I still like to pretend I’m a tough American and can handle the “cold” here sans <\/em>big puffy coats, hats, gloves & scarves (ok, not scarves, I love scarves).<\/p>\n

Long story short, I am deathly ill<\/del> caught tonsilitis.<\/p>\n

One of the things I had the most trouble with when I got to Brazil was finding familiar medicine… I mean, they have Tchilen\u00f3l<\/em> and Veequis<\/em>, but what about Midol, Advil, Tums, Thermacare & Benadryl? Good thing I didn’t need Preparation H or else it would be really awkward having to explain what it is I had, exactly.<\/p>\n

The good news is, here in Brazil, a lot of the medicines used are actually called by their main ingredient! There are tons of different brands, but that’s just a matter of asking around or just asking for the generic and trying your luck.<\/p>\n

(Quick sidenote: <\/em>The same thing goes for doctors! Who knew an Ear Nose and Throat Doctor was called an Otorrinolaringologista<\/em> in Brazil?! No wonder we say ENT in the U.S.)<\/p>\n

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\"Rem\u00e9dios<\/p>\n

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Here are a few names that might come in handy for you!<\/p>\n

Dipirona <\/em>(gee-pee-r\u00f4-nah) – Overall pain & fever medicine. Kind of like Tylenol, I guess?<\/p>\n

Amoxicilina<\/em> (ah-mow-xcee-cee-lee-nah) – This is the antibiotic I’m taking for my tonsilitis. I’ve just used it frequently because of my plum sized tonsils, so I assumed it would be handy.<\/p>\n

Bicarbonato de S\u00f3dio <\/em>(bee-kah-bore-nah-tu gee s\u00f3-giu) – It’s the main ingredient in any antacid but if you ask for it at the farmacy, they’ll give you some antacid they have with a different name. One popular medicine is ENO… this is your Alka Seltzer!<\/p>\n

Aspirina (<\/em>ah-spee-ree-nah) – um, Aspirin.<\/p>\n

Xarope <\/em>(shah-r\u00f3-pee) – Cough syrup. There are many brands (including Vicks!)<\/p>\n

Buscopan <\/em>(boo-sco-p\u00e3) – The girls will love me for this one. This is a popular medicine for menstrual cramps. Boys, you can use it too. It’s also used for overall stomach pains\/cramps.<\/p>\n

Dorflex <\/em>(door-flex) –<\/em> Muscle relief in tiny pills!<\/p>\n

Repelente <\/em>(hep-eh-lay-n-chee) – <\/em>Depending on where you are in Brazil, you’ll need bug repelent. There’s “Off!” here in Brazil \ud83d\ude09 <\/em>
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Can you think of any others you may need?<\/p>\n

beijos!<\/p>\n

ps – for those in the heat of the northern hemisphere… I hate you.<\/p>\n

pps – I’ll write a post on the homeopathic culture of medicine that I <3 here too! Just let me get off my throat drugs first!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

It’s winter in Brazil! And by winter, I mean low-40s – mid-60s, dry weather, occasional cold rain… in S\u00e3o Paulo at least, and no, I don’t have heat in my home. Nor are there usually heated office buildings and restaurants and the like. And I still like to pretend I’m a tough American and can…<\/p>\n

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