At the pharmacy, the pharmacist will usually need you to describe your symptoms, by asking you: Welche Symptome haben Sie? If it’s a cold you’re suffering from, you may have Halsschmerzen or Halsweh (sore throat), Kopfschmerzen (headache) or Husten (cough). If you’re buying cough medicine you will probably be asked if you have a dry, chesty cough - Reizhusten - or if it is a produktiver Husten (wet, productive cough).