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,

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for your articles related to medical science, which I have been able to follow for years on Thailandblog. More specifically, I would also like to thank you very much for the numerous wise advice, with which you guided me safely through the difficult years 2020 -2021 – 2022 to date.

Thus, I took the vitamins you recommended, in particular I chose a composition of vitamins that I bought in Belgium, which can be found in: “VITANZA duoFit” tablets.
My stock is almost out and may I ask which Thai product is equivalent and contains approximately the same amount (or more) of vitamins?

I also took a teaspoon of cod liver oil daily that I bought at the pharmacy in Belgium (without a brand name). What do you recommend here in Thailand as a cod liver oil product with the best properties?

I am 70 years old and do not take any medication. The only medical external remedy I take is “ TIMABAK “, one drop in each eye in the morning, because otherwise I tend to have a pressure around twenty and with the drop this drops to around fifteen. Can you please also recommend a similar Thai product?

In connection with my eyes, I regularly suffer from stubborn barley grains on my eyelids, usually when I have been in a dusty environment, or if I unconsciously dare to rub my eyes, even with clean hands. That's why I clean my eyes in the morning and evening with “ILAST Hydraclean”. Can you please recommend a similar Thai product?

May I thank you in advance, Dr. Maarten, for your answer.

Kind regards.

J.

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Dear J,
Of course you can also order them in Belgium. The same applies to the other resources.
The following options exist for timolol:
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You can replace the cod liver oil with cod liver oil capsules. Can be ordered online.
You can also go to a pharmacy and ask about the different products.
For the Ilast Hydraclean, you can substitute “artificial tears” as a gel.
A good pharmacy can help you with everything.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Maarten

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