30. At the Pharmacy

SCENE: Inside a local pharmacy on a weekday evening. A customer approaches the counter looking concerned. The pharmacist is organizing medication bottles behind the counter.

MARCUS: Hi, excuse me. Can you help me with something?

PHARMACIST: Of course! What do you need?

MARCUS: My girlfriend has the flu and she’s feeling pretty terrible. She can’t sleep, she has a high fever, and she’s really congested. What would you recommend?

PHARMACIST: How long has she had these symptoms?

MARCUS: Since yesterday. It just hit her all of a sudden.

PHARMACIST: Okay, I’d suggest trying this cold and flu medicine. It’ll help with the fever, the congestion, and it should help her sleep too.

MARCUS: Perfect. Does she need to take it with food?

PHARMACIST: It’s better with food, yeah. She should take it every six hours, but no more than four times a day.

MARCUS: Got it. Anything else I should get for her?

PHARMACIST: Maybe some throat lozenges if her throat is sore. And make sure she drinks plenty of fluids and gets rest.

MARCUS: Great advice, thank you! I’ll grab the lozenges too.

PHARMACIST: Sure thing. And if she’s not feeling better in three or four days, she should really see a doctor.

MARCUS: Will do. Thanks so much for your help!PHARMACIST: You’re welcome! Hope she feels better soon!

30. At the Pharmacy 30. Na Farmácia

SCENE: Inside a local pharmacy on a weekday evening. A customer approaches the counter looking concerned. The pharmacist is organizing medication bottles behind the counter. CENA: Dentro de uma farmácia local em uma noite de dia de semana. Um cliente se aproxima do balcão parecendo preocupado. O farmacêutico está organizando frascos de medicamentos atrás do balcão.

MARCUS: Hi, excuse me. Can you help me with something? MARCUS: Oi, com licença. Você pode me ajudar com algo?

PHARMACIST: Of course! What do you need? FARMACÊUTICO: Claro! O que você precisa?

MARCUS: My girlfriend has the flu and she’s feeling pretty terrible. She can’t sleep, she has a high fever, and she’s really congested. What would you recommend? MARCUS: Minha namorada está com gripe e está se sentindo muito mal. Ela não consegue dormir, tem febre alta, e está muito congestionada. O que você recomendaria?

PHARMACIST: How long has she had these symptoms? FARMACÊUTICO: Há quanto tempo ela tem esses sintomas?

MARCUS: Since yesterday. It just hit her all of a sudden. MARCUS: Desde ontem. Simplesmente a pegou de repente.

PHARMACIST: Okay, I’d suggest trying this cold and flu medicine. It’ll help with the fever, the congestion, and it should help her sleep too. FARMACÊUTICO: Ok, eu sugeriria tentar este remédio para resfriado e gripe. Vai ajudar com a febre, a congestão, e também deve ajudá-la a dormir.

MARCUS: Perfect. Does she need to take it with food? MARCUS: Perfeito. Ela precisa tomá-lo com comida?

PHARMACIST: It’s better with food, yeah. She should take it every six hours, but no more than four times a day. FARMACÊUTICO: É melhor com comida, sim. Ela deve tomá-lo a cada seis horas, mas não mais que quatro vezes por dia.

MARCUS: Got it. Anything else I should get for her? MARCUS: Entendi. Mais alguma coisa que eu devo pegar para ela?

PHARMACIST: Maybe some throat lozenges if her throat is sore. And make sure she drinks plenty of fluids and gets rest. FARMACÊUTICO: Talvez algumas pastilhas para garganta se a garganta dela estiver dolorida. E certifique-se de que ela bebe bastante líquido e descansa.

MARCUS: Great advice, thank you! I’ll grab the lozenges too. MARCUS: Ótimo conselho, obrigado! Vou pegar as pastilhas também.

PHARMACIST: Sure thing. And if she’s not feeling better in three or four days, she should really see a doctor. FARMACÊUTICO: Claro. E se ela não estiver se sentindo melhor em três ou quatro dias, ela realmente deveria ver um médico.

MARCUS: Will do. Thanks so much for your help! MARCUS: Vou fazer isso. Muito obrigado pela sua ajuda!

PHARMACIST: You’re welcome! Hope she feels better soon! FARMACÊUTICO: De nada! Espero que ela se sinta melhor logo!