Pharmacies (Apótek/lyfjaverslanir)
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Medication is sold in pharmacies alongside various commodities which usually relate to health in some way.
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In addition to prescription drugs, over the counter medicine can also be purchased in pharmacies.
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Pharmacies' opening hours differ. However, Lyfja Lágmúla and Lyfja Smáratorgi are open until midnight every night.
Medication
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The cost of prescription drugs is paid partially by Tryggingastofnun (the State Social Security Institution) and this proportion is regulated by law.
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Individuals have to pay in full for other medication (medication that is not a prescription drug).
Medication can be acquired and purchased in pharmacies. (Apótek, lyfjaverslanir)