Pharmacy & ER · Survival Tool
China Pharmacy Matcher & ER Guide - Free web tool that matches your usual medicines to Chinese pharmacy equivalents and generates emergency-room translation cards in Chinese so you can safely get help in hospitals and pharmacies across China.
Feeling sick? Find the Chinese equivalent of your home meds instantly, or get emergency translation cards for the hospital.
First choose whether you only need medicine or you are going to the hospital/ER.
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After you generate a card, take a screenshot so you can access it offline (subway, basement, no signal).
What do you usually take?
Select your medicine below. Show the generated card to the pharmacy staff.
⚠️ Note
Buying cold/fever medicine in China requires your physical passport. Antibiotics are strictly prescription-only.
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