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Medication : Germany

• Local Culture
• Residence Permits/Visa Requirements/Fees
• How to search for work if you do not already have a job
• The importance of your Contract of Employment
• Self Employed? Starting a new business
• Studying in Germany
• School/Childcare - admissions, childcare, registration
• Retiring to Germany
• Accommodation, property search
• Removal Companies and Personal Effects
• Public Healthcare
• Registering with a Doctor/Dentist
• Medication
• Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare and Hospitals
• Banking
• Setting up TV, Telephone and Internet
• Registering for a mobile phone
• Taking your car
• Moving your pets
• Make sure your passport is valid
• Tickets for your move, hotel bookings and car rental
• UK Voter Registration
• Final Checklists
• Final Notifications

Medication

Before taking any medication into Germany make sure that you check that it is legal to do so. Interestingly 63% of Britons didn’t know that some medication in the UK e.g. alcohol based prescription drugs and painkillers such as codeine are illegal in some countries. In Japan for instance, the Vicks inhaler and Sudafed are illegal!

Most pharmacies are open normal shop hours, with some opening slighly earlier and closing slightly later. Many are also attached to supermarkets which may close later than most normal shops. As in the other areas of Europe, a pharmacy can be recognised by it's green cross outside.