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As lira plummets, Bulgarians choose Turkey to shop for medicine

Bulgarians, who have been visiting Edirne for shopping amid the lira's collapse, have been buying medicine from Turkey. A pharmacist said that Bulgarians find the drugs way cheaper in Turkey compared to their home country.

Duvar English - Bulgarians have been doing their medicine shopping in Turkey amid the lira's rapid loss of value against foreign currency. 

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Pharmacies in the western province of Edirne are filled with Bulgarians purchasing mainly paracetamols, pain killers and high blood pressure medication, Demirören News Agency reported on Dec. 15.

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They have also been buying boxes of anti-flu medicine, pharmacists said, adding that they find the drugs way cheaper in Turkey compared to their home country.

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"It's rush hour every day. We're experiencing a serious increase in the number of customers," pharmacist Hüseyin Badem said. 

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