Question to general practitioner Maarten: Bringing medicines to Thailand for 30 days
I miss some things. Epilepsy, osteoarthritis and hernia. I'm going to Thailand for the first time in 2020, for about 30 days on vacation, now I've read that I can only take medicines for 30 days.
Reader question: Is this drug easy to get in Thailand?
My husband sometimes needs certain medications: ciprofloxacin. Tablets 500mg. It is doubtful whether he receives medication from the GP here “just in case”. Does anyone know if this drug is available in Thailand and if so how? Free via the pharmacy / drugstore or via a doctor in the hospital?
First of all I would like to thank you for the detailed answer. I would like to respond one more time. You provide extensive advice and useful tips about pain relief during migraines. However, my feeling is that the attacks are due to the change in medication (from Lisinopril to Lispril) so I would like to focus on possibly another drug than Lispril, if the reduction to 5 Mg does not have the desired effect.
I have been diagnosed with high blood pressure for 10 years, when I lived in Belgium. I have been living in Thailand for 2 years. Before discovering my high blood pressure, I suffered a lot from migraines. I took the medicine (Lisinopril 20 Mg) for years until 2 weeks ago (my GP had given me a supply). I presented the Thai substitute (Lispril 20 Mg) to my GP and she said it was good.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Side effects of medicines for heart failure
I am male, 57 years old, 1m79, 89 kg, smoker (3 – 4 cigarillos / day, no alcohol. “Prehistory”: high blood pressure + diabetes. In February of this year I was hospitalized with heart failure. There is I did a heart catheterization and it shows that the “widowmaker” and the vein that supplies my heart with blood are silted up for 80%.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Low blood pressure due to medicine against prostate enlargement
My name is A, am 60 years old, 173 and 70 kg. I have been taking doxazosin for several years for prostate enlargement, not cancer. My problem is that now I have low blood pressure, always below 70/100 and I often feel dizzy and have headaches. And also nausea and heart palpitations. This comes up at the craziest times of the day and some days it's just OK and other days it's really bad.
Question to GP Maarten: Can I get Tiapridal in Thailand?
Can I get Tiapridal in Thailand? Or an equivalent drug? I use this to control my la tourette.
After a transplant I have to take 2 medicines Certican 0.5 +0.25 and Prograf 1 mg or one of the equivalents. My health insurance no longer plays a role due to my long-term stay in Thailand.
At least 48 private hospitals do not yet comply with the legal obligation to publish the price of medicines and medical care before July 31 at the latest. They have been reprimanded by the Internal Trade Department (ITD) and asked to explain why they have defaulted.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Can I replace my diabetes medicine with a cheaper one?
I am 68 years old, 175 cm, 82 kg. With a dvt where I take Warfarin 5mg per day. A diabetes value of 135 was now established after a month of 127. This was due to the drug jardiance duo 12.5 empagliflozin Metformin hydrochloric. My question, with the current values, can I take another drug that is cheaper? I now pay 1700 baht a month for this one.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: How do I get heavy medication for the pain in my back
I have been taking pain medication for the back since I was 25 years old, later for the back and hips. I've been prescribed Durogesic for the last 15 years. Today I take Durogesic 100 every 2 days. My last back surgery Jun 2012, this was not a success. Conclusion: I had to live on with back pain. I have been living in Thailand for 7 years now. My GP prescribes my medication Durogesic 2 twice a year, enough to bridge 100 months. My primary care physician is retiring soon. Other doctors refuse to prescribe / read Durogesic 6 and send it to Thailand. Would be forbidden…? Anyway, I can't find Durogesic 100 in Thailand.
The diabetes caused neuropathy. That is very painful. Walking is fine for a hundred meters, after that the pain in the legs is too great and it is impossible to take another step. This is from recent years. Utrace doesn't help much. To limit the high costs of insulin, I try to reduce the use with a diet.
Treatment in Thailand of prostate cancer
A friend of mine has metastatic prostate cancer and has been treated with hormone injections for 2 years. This treatment is no longer sufficient and now the oncologist has also prescribed chemotherapy tablets. It concerns two drugs abiraterone (zytiga) and the drug xtomdi. Both resources are expensive, the latter is probably completely out of the question because of the high price. He has no health insurance and must pay for it himself. My question is, does anyone have experience with these medicines and where in Thailand can these medicines be obtained most cheaply?
Is it possible to get the painkiller tramadol HCL 50 Mg in Thailand without a prescription? If so, where? Does this painkiller in Thailand have the same name?
Question to general practitioner Maarten: I am an HIV patient and I have a question about the cost of medicines?
My name is H. , I am 73 years old. Since 2007 I have been living in Thailand in Pattaya, and in 2012 I was infected with the HIV virus. For this I am under treatment in the hospital, Bangkok Pattaya hospital. My viral load is not detected. The attending physician is satisfied with the course of my illness. Medications I use Stocrin 600 mg and Truvada.
Malaria tablets (Malarone) swallow and availability?
When I go to Thailand and Laos I take Malaria tablets (Malarone) every day. My girlfriend is from Laos, and is now here in the Netherlands. Now the question, what if something happens to her family, and we unexpectedly have to go that way? How then to get this medication, since doctor pharmacy quickly takes 24 hours? Last April I could not find this medication at a “Pharmacy” in and around Vientiane and Nong Khai.
Is dermovate cream or ointment available over the counter in Thailand? This is an ointment with a high cortisone content for skin conditions.