A2 · Upper Beginner
Pharmacy & Medicine
Ask a pharmacist for information, recognize common medicine labels and clarify instructions about a named product.
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- Words & phrases
- 39
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- a pharmacist
- prescription-only
- over the counter
- a tablet
- a headache pill
- pain-relieving
- a dose
- a side effect
- a package insert
- an ointment
- a cream
- a bandage
- a cough syrup
- a nasal spray
- eye drops
- a vitamin
- a vaccine
- a health insurance card
- a capsule
- a thermometer
- a wound
- a sunscreen
- to work (take effect)
- Do you have anything for a headache?
- an eye drop
- a diabetic
- disinfectant solution
- hand sanitizer
- a pill box
- dose dispensing
- a prescription renewal
- pharmacy dispensing (handing out of medicine)
- a list of side effects
- a medicine expiry date
- a vaccination certificate
- a throat swab
- a quarantine
- contact tracing
- a cured patient
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Understand the why
Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Medicines and Prescriptions
- Lesson 2
Collecting a Prescription
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

Upper Beginner · Part 1
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
24 Units · about 22 h

Travel and Accommodation
Use public transport, ask the way, check in at a hotel or campsite and get help when something goes wrong.
9 Units · about 6 h

Family Health Care
Describe symptoms and family care needs, ask for appointments and check that you understand the information you receive.
6 Units · about 4 h

See a Doctor
Explain your symptoms, answer the doctor's questions and get the right medicine at the pharmacy.
4 Units · about 3 h

At the Pharmacy
Explain what you need at a pharmacy and ask the pharmacist to clarify medicine instructions in Danish.
2 Units · about 1.5 h
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