Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand.
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Dear Martin,
My wife and I intend to settle permanently in Waeng Yai in Isaan next year. I am currently 69 years old and have been on medication since a heart attack in 2014 and a neck hernia in 2008.
I smoke a dozen small cigars a day and drink a few beers a day. I am 1.84 m tall and weigh 90 kg. My blood pressure averages 145/95.
The medicines I use in the Netherlands are:
- Ascal Cardio-Neuro BT 100 MG Carbasalate Calcium 1 tablet per day.
- Amlodipine Tabl 5mg Amlodipine 1 tablet per day.
- Perindopril Tert-But T 8 mg Perindopril 1 tablet per day.
- Simvastine Simvastine 1 tablet per day.
- Amitriptyline Amilriptyline 1 tablet per day.
I feel good and have not been to a general practitioner or specialist since 2019, partly due to corona. The medication has since been on repeat prescription.
Because I will no longer be covered by Dutch health insurance at the end of next year, I will have to look for a Thai health insurer and I would like to know whether the above-mentioned medication is also available in Thailand or comparable medicines?
Do you have a solution for this?
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
D.
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Dear D,
The medication is almost all available in Thailand.
You will have to replace Ascal with Aspent 81 and I don't know if the cigars are available here, but they may not be so essential.
If you are looking for a health insurer, I advise you to contact: AA Insure Hua Hin [email protected]
I personally have very good experiences with it.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Maarten
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