General medicine can be obtained from the pharmacy without prescription. Ask the pharmacist which medicine would suit your complaints best. The pharmacist will also tell you which medicine you can or can’t take at the same time. Your prescription or the enclosed instructions will tell you how you need to take your medicine.
Please note: Drinking alcohol and driving a car can be dangerous in combination with some medicine. A special sticker will be displayed on the packet if this is the case. Make sure you adhere to these rules, as this is safer both for you and for others.
Do you need special medicine? Then ask for a prescription from your (family) doctor. Call your family doctor to make an appointment. Read the prescription or the enclosed instructions, as these will tell you how you need to take your medicine.
Are you pregnant? Some medicine can harm your unborn child. Tell your pharmacist or doctor that you are pregnant and ask which medicine you can and can’t take.
Do you use medicine and are going on a trip abroad? Request a geneesmiddelenpaspoort from your family doctor or pharmacist. Also make sure you take plenty of medicine on your journey. You will need special vaccinations for some countries. Ask for them from your family doctor, at the GGD or at the AMC Tropencentrum.
Do you often use medicine and can you no longer do without? Would you like to stop taking the medicine and are you not successful at this? Would you like more information or are you looking for help? Call the Brijder Verslavingszorg or take a look at their website. You can obtain personal advice and help from the GGD. You can also visit your family doctor.
