Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
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Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
Can anyone tell me if there are any shops like Boots (Chemist) in the Costa Del Sol? Thanks
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Re: Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
If you mean covering the same huge range of stuff from lipsalve to radiators, I think my answer would be no unless you include the large supermarkets like Eroski, Carrefour, Hipercor and the like.
Farmacias tend to be makeup, babyfood, pharmacy, the 'traditional' Boots stuff. There are perfume type shops (braindead can't remember the major player's name!). Can't think of much else to help!
Any particular reason? Maybe we can help some other way?
Farmacias tend to be makeup, babyfood, pharmacy, the 'traditional' Boots stuff. There are perfume type shops (braindead can't remember the major player's name!). Can't think of much else to help!
Any particular reason? Maybe we can help some other way?
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Re: Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
hi fionamw
thanks for your reply. i am moving to the malaga area next month and i am expecting my 3rd child so need to find somewhere to bulk buy baby products. and also with having 2 other children just wanted to know if there was somewhere similar to buy their medicines ect.
thanks sammie
thanks for your reply. i am moving to the malaga area next month and i am expecting my 3rd child so need to find somewhere to bulk buy baby products. and also with having 2 other children just wanted to know if there was somewhere similar to buy their medicines ect.
thanks sammie
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hi fionamw
thanks for your reply. i am moving to the malaga area next month and i am expecting my 3rd child so need to find somewhere to bulk buy baby products. and also with having 2 other children just wanted to know if there was somewhere similar to buy their medicines ect.
thanks sammie
thanks for your reply. i am moving to the malaga area next month and i am expecting my 3rd child so need to find somewhere to bulk buy baby products. and also with having 2 other children just wanted to know if there was somewhere similar to buy their medicines ect.
thanks sammie
you can get baby wipes & nappies in farmacias too, but they are probably cheaper in supermarkets
the entire shopping culture is very different in Spain - you still get individual shops for bread, meat, etc., though of course there are supermarkets & hypermarkets out of town, too
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Re: Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
thanks for your reply, in the UK, i use SMA baby milk and pampers nappies and wipes. can anyone advise me on what the alternatives are in spain? thanks again
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Re: Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
thanks Jo, will have a look when we arrive, we have until September before the baby arrives anyway so have lots of time to arrange things! xx
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Another good place for such things would be Euromarket and Iceland, both have stores in Fuengirola.
Another thing worth noting is that many of the things that were prescription only in the UK can be bought over the counter at the farmacias here.
Another thing worth noting is that many of the things that were prescription only in the UK can be bought over the counter at the farmacias here.
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And the reverse...those cheapie packs of paracetamol in supermarkets just don't exist! (think I remember someone saying something about having to ask for the cheap version of things in farmacias??)
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Re: Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
I disagree I have generic Paracetamol and Ibuprofen from my local pharmacia. haven't bought paracetamol for a while but Ibuprofen is 1.97€ for 40 600mg strength. Try getting that in the U.K.
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recently in the UK the most I could buy in one box was 16 x 500mg - so 8g in a box - so for the same quantity of paracetamol you'd need 5 boxes - not that they'd let you buy that many - they were about 35p a box in Tesco, so about 1.75 GBP..................which is about 2€
so about the same price really, which I have to admit surprises me - I'd always thought they were cheaper here, too
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Re: Are there shops like Boots in Spain?
OH paid about 2.75€ in Spain for 25 Ibuprofen 600g the 400g were cheaper.
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I did say supermarket cheapies.... I agree everything else is available from farmacias. And usually horse strength, as has been pointed out!
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Visitors to us when we lived out there would stock up on the high strength paracetamol and Ibuprofen while in Spain, mainly because of the strength and the fact that they could get a box of 40 Ibuprofen and I seem to remember 100 Paracetamol.