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How to say “Do I need a prescription?” in Portuguese
Ask a pharmacist whether a medicine requires a prescription.
Preciso de receita médica?
Do I need a prescription?
Name or show the medicine so the question is clear.
Use it in three situations
At a pharmacy
Preciso de receita médica?
Do I need a prescription?
Checking a medicine
Preciso de receita para este remédio?
Do I need a prescription for this medicine?
Before arranging a purchase
Posso comprar sem receita?
Can I buy this without a prescription?
What to watch for
A prescription requirement depends on the medicine and location; the phrase does not supply that answer.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine appointments and pharmacies. Say this in Portuguese: Do I need a prescription for this medicine?
Reveal a sample reply
Preciso de receita para este remédio?
Do I need a prescription for this medicine?
Build a useful exchange
Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
