Question:
Can the goy do a melocho for a sick Jew on shabbos like drive to the pharmacy to get him medicine?
Answer:
Yes. We may ask a gentile to do even melacha d'orayso for a "choleh shein bo sakanah", (a person who is sick, but it isn't life threatening), such as driving to the pharmacy to get him medicine.
Best wishes
Sources:
O:CH 328-17
Additional reading:
- Asking a non-jew to ask another to do melacha on Shabbos
- amira lakum
- Asking gentile to turn lights off on Shabbos
- If someone forgot to light a yahrtzeit candle Friday night can the goy be asked to light it?
- amira lakum
- Laundry service making pickup on Shabbos
- Dropping off clothes at the cleaners on Friday