Ten Steps from the Doctor to the Medicine — Epoche A1
Memo To: Mum From: Ana Date: 3 March Subject: Where the doctor is Notes from Farmacia Guadalajara, Avenida Insurgentes: The pharmacy cannot sell antibiotics without a paper from a doctor. That is the law in Mexico, since 2010. But look to the left of the counter: a small white room in the same shop. A doctor sits there all day. No appointment. The consultation: 75 pesos. The wait: two people. The doctor writes the paper. The window next to the little room sells the medicine. Ten steps from the chair to the counter. Your cough syrup is in the bag.