My wife came down with a painful sore throat and fever the day we arrived in Paris. Coming from the…read moreUS, we weren't sure how we were going to get any medical attention so we just managed the symptoms with some Tylenol and ibuprofen.
We came across this pharmacy close to our hotel and our original intention was to load up on some skincare products (which they have a TON of at great prices).
In the US, we don't really ask our pharmacists for medical advice but we were quite surprised with how helpful the pharmacies are here in France.
They triaged my wife's symptoms and even ran a strep test, Covid test and flu test to see what medication would be best. I was ready to leave my wife in Paris if she was positive for any of the above conditions but unfortunately the tests all came back negative within a matter of minutes. Darn
But all jokes aside, the pharmacy was super clean and organized, the whole process was streamlined and done all under one roof, and the pharmacist was very personable and helpful. Great sense of humor as well!
So if you're ever in town and in need of any kind of medical advice/remedy, I would definitely check this place out. But even if you're not sick, it's worthwhile to stop by because they carry a lot of great beauty products for a fraction of what you would pay in the US.
It's too bad we have to return to our broken American medical system next week!