Yes I live in Spain and no matter what antibiotic or medication I
have been on be it ceftriaxone, Bicillin, orals anything in fact even
the needles syringes etc i have never been asked for a prescription. 
in fact I have often shown them the prescription and they say no we
dont need it, so now i never take one in I just get the drug I need.

Also most chemists take you blood and run your blood tests the same
day again withough any doctors notes. And my local pharmacy even
mixes up the Bicillin shots and gives me them

Hope that helps

Claudia

--- In EuroLyme@yahoogroups.com, "Nelly Pointis" <janel@...> wrote:
>
> Claudia,
>
> You live in Spain, right?
>
> Can you tell us, so that we know once and for all, if it is still
possible, anywhere in Spain to just waltz into a chemist's and ask
for abx and be sold them OTC without further a do, or are they now
reluctant to sell any prescription drug (as per the law that was
passed a few years ago)?
>
> I have heard just about everything from: yes any chemist will sell
you any abx, to no, these days you need a script for abx and you
won't get them without one in Spain (like in the rest of Europe).
>
> That would be really useful if we had this info, once and for all.
>
> Thank you
>
> Nelly (in France, where you need a script for all abx)