Pharmacies
If you are troubled by a minor complaint, the local farmacia or chemist, marked by a blinking green cross, is a good starting point. Pharmacists are well trained and often prepared to give advice - although do bear in mind that they didn't go to medical school - and sometimes speak English.
Pharmacies are normally open from 9am-1pm and then again from 4-7pm. A rota system for 24-hour coverage operates, with a list of the nearest one that is open posted on the door.
By law, Spanish pharmacies must sell you the cheapest brand of medication if that’s what you ask for. Otherwise, it’s a bit of a lottery.
The morning-after pill
The morning-after pill or la pildora del dia despues has only been recently introduced to Spain and controversy still surrounds its use. The official line is that you must first obtain a prescription receta medica from a doctor. However, it is still worth asking at a pharmacy, because they may sell the pill to you anyway, or alternatively give a high dosage of the ordinary contraceptive pill, whether you are charged for this service depends on the individual pharmacist.
Pregnancy testing
Pregnancy tests can be carried out at the pharmacies themselves or pregnancy test kits can be purchased for around 6 euros.
AIDS/HIV
AIDS helpline
Tel: 900 21 22 22
English-speaking medical professionals
Dermatologists
Haydee Perez
c/Gorgos 11, tel: 96 360 3523
Gynaecologists and obstetricians
Jose Vicente Torres
c/Gorgos 11, tel: 96 360 3523
Internal medicine
Joaquin Berenguer
Avenida Blasco Ibanez 10, Escalera B, planta 10, tel: 96 369 7952
Vicente Giner Marco
c/Alboraya 18, tel: 96 362 6070/96 146 1554
Pedro Llorca Contel
c/Camino Real 113-2a, tel: 96 265 0359/1108
Opthalmologist
Bernardo Salom
c/Jaime Roig 6, tel: 96 360 6848
Orthopedists
Fernando Canelon
Casa de la Salud, c/Dr Manuel Candela, tel: 96 389 7700
Appointments: 11am-1pm Fri only.
Pediatricians
Juan Hernandez
c/Jacinto Benavente 26, 1-2, tel: 96 395 5421/96 374 5138/670 440 733
