Pharmacy & Health

1. آیا دارویی برای سردرد دارید؟

   Āyā dāruyi barāye sardard dārid?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Iran or other Persian-speaking countries

   Grammar Note

   "Aya...darid?" = "Do you have...?" (polite). "Darid" is the polite/plural form of "to have"

2. به داروی معده نیاز دارم

   Be dāru-ye me'de niyāz dāram

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Niyaz dashtan" = to need. "Be...niyaz daram" = "I need..."

3. به داروی اسهال نیاز دارم

   Be dāru-ye es-hāl niyāz dāram

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Es-hal" is an Arabic loanword. Persian medical terminology often uses Arabic borrowings

4. تب دارم

   Tab dāram

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Tab daram" = "I have fever" — using "dashtan" (to have) with fever

5. حساسیت دارم

   Hasāsiyat dāram

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Be...hasasiyat daram" = "I am allergic to..." to specify the allergen

6. به چسب زخم نیاز دارم

   Be chasb-e zakhm niyāz dāram

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Chasb" (adhesive) + "zakhm" (wound) = bandage. "Band-Aid" in English is also understood

7. به دافع حشرات نیاز دارم

   Be dāfe'-e hasharāt niyāz dāram

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Dafe'" (repeller) + "hasharat" (insects) = insect repellent. Arabic loanwords are common in Persian

8. به کرم ضد آفتاب نیاز دارم

   Be kerem-e zedd-e āftāb niyāz dāram

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Zedd aftab" = anti-sun. "SPF" is used directly in Persian as well

9. این دارو را چطور مصرف کنم؟

   In dāru rā chetor masraf konam?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Masraf kardan" = consume/use (for medicine). "Khordan" (eat) is also used colloquially

10. آیا نسخه‌ای لازم است؟

    Āyā noskhe-i lāzem ast?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Noskhe" from Arabic means prescription, copy, or manuscript

11. داروخانه

    dārukhāne

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Point to ask where a pharmacy is; a 24-hour one is dārukhāne-ye shabāne-ruzi

12. نسخه پزشکی

    noskhe-ye pezeshki

    Prescription

    Usage

    For showing or asking for a prescription; noskhe alone also means "copy/version", so pezeshki (medical) is kept

13. تب‌سنج

    tabsanj

    Thermometer (clinical)

    Usage

    For buying a clinical thermometer; damāsanj is a thermometer of any kind

14. باند زخم

    bānd-e zakhm

    Bandage

    Usage

    For asking for a bandage; bānd alone also means a band or gang, so zakhm (wound) is kept

15. محلول ضدعفونی

    mahlul-e zeddeofuni

    Antiseptic solution

    Usage

    For asking for wound antiseptic; Iranian pharmacies usually call the iodine one by its brand name betādin

16. ماسک بهداشتی

    māsk-e behdāshti

    Face mask

    Usage

    For buying a face mask; māsk alone can also mean a cosmetic face pack, so behdāshti (hygienic) is kept

17. نوار بهداشتی

    navār-e behdāshti

    Sanitary pad

    Usage

    The standard word for sanitary pads; tampons are tāmpon but are stocked in few Iranian shops

18. کاندوم

    kāndom

    Condom

    Usage

    Point to this at a pharmacy — no need to say it out loud

19. قطره چشم

    qatre-ye cheshm

    Eye drops

    Usage

    For asking for eye drops at a pharmacy

20. چسب ضد درد

    chasb-e zedd-e dard

    Pain-relief patch

    Usage

    The medicated patch for a sore shoulder or back — not the same as chasb-e zakhm (sticking plaster)

21. داروی تب‌بر

    dāru-ye tabbor

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    For asking for something to bring a fever down; estāminofen (paracetamol) is the usual one in Iran

22. لطفاً یک داروی ملین بدهید

    lotfan yek dāru-ye molayyen bedahid

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for a laxative at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "Molayyen" means "something that softens" and names a laxative. "Daru-ye" is "daru" (medicine) with the ezafe -ye. You can also show "yobusat" to point at the symptom.

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