First-aid medicine in convenience store (CVS)

Do you have a cold? Do you have indigestion? or Do you have pain? You can buy medicines for these symptoms. Since 2012 in Korea, people are allowed to buy the first-aid medicines for 24 hours in CVS. You can buy the medicines including cold medicine, digestive relief, pain reliever, and pain relief patch. People under the age of 12 must not be allowed to buy the medicines. (Take the medicine carefully!)

Fig 1. First-aid medicines in CVS (in CVS for you, CU).

Refer to the name of medicines in English (yellow words)

There are medicines listed below:
(It is writing in order of (1) product name in Korean, (2) Korean pronunciation, (3) medicine type,
and (4) cost.)

1. Cold medicine:
- (1)판피린티, (2) Panpyrin-T, (3) Tablet, (4) 1,800 won
- (1)판콜에이, (2) Pan col A, (3) Liquid, (4) 2,300 won
- (1)부루펜 (for children), (2) Burufen, (3) Liquid, (4) 6,600 won

2. Digestive relief:
- (1)베아제, (2) Bearse, (3) Tablet, (4) 1,500 won
- (1)훼스탈, (2) Festal, (3) Tablet, (4) 1,800 won

3. Pain reliever:
- (1)타이레놀, (2) Tylenol, (3) Tablet 160mg or 500mg, (4) 160mg - 2,300 won / 500mg 2,650 won

4. Pain relief patch:
- (1)신신파스에이, (2) Sinsin Pas-A, (3) patch, (4) 3,000 won

It is the best way to prepare your own medicines before traveling abroad.
I hope you are always healthy during the travel!

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