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We are going a bit off topic, my topic is about finding a pharmacy who can supply me with Alphagan P eyedrops, currently none available, they are imported and there isn’t a generic version as far as I am aware, Pharmacists are reluctant to give me an alternative, there many which hasn’t been recommended by my doctor. What does surprise me is very few hold stocks of eyedrops for glaucoma, they have to order from a supplier usually from Bangkok. i have been trying to see/contact my doctor but you can’t call him nor speak with his secretary, everything is by email. He has already recommended 2 neither of which are available, I have a consultation on Thursday to discuss an alternative medication.

What is a prescription drug in one country doesn’t mean to say it’s a prescription drug in other countries.

In general Pharmacists just won’t sell you anything and everything just by telling them your symptoms, if they think you have a serious condition they will advise you to consult a doctor.

Opticians are technicians who fit eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision-correcting, Optometrist examine, diagnose and treat patients eyes.Ophthalmologists are eye doctors who perform medical and surgical treatments for eye conditions Euro Optics is listed as an Optometrist on Google I went there for an eye test for glasses. I was diagnosed with glaucoma at Bangkok Pattaya Hospitsl.

Thanks for the info Sheryl but I am not going to Bangkok, I use the Eye Doctor at Bangkok Pattaya/Jomtien Hospitals who I consult with for my glaucoma the same Doctor who did my cataracts a few month back. i had an eye check with an Ophthalmologist at Euro Optics last week for new eyeware, I go on Monday to collect them, I will seek her advice.

Me being cynical they want you to consult with a Doctor to generate income. As said I am going on Thursday, one thing for sure I am not going through the procedure of being weighed, BP checked etc and being charged for it. I will pay for the consultation though.

I am aware of that Sheryl but the lady on the phone was insistent, I explained it wasn’t a prescription drug, she said would contact the pharmacy and call me back, she hasn’t as yet. i have managed to get an appointment for Thursday the 1st of February to discuss my medication.

Unfortunately I can’t get to speak to him directly, appointment only and none available till mid February at Bangkok Pattaya, I will try for Thursday at Bangkok Jomtien as he is there.

Tried Medisafe, no stock, called Medconsult, waiting fora call back, I won’t hold my breath on that though as they said I would need to see a Doctor.

Do you have any side effects from Lanotan ?

Does anyone know a supplier of the eyedrops in the title in Pattaya area, I have tried pharmacies including online but it’s out of stock even at the hospital pharmacy.

Can you get insurance as it’s a modified conversion, a well known insurance brokers in Pattaya said no when I asked them.

Yes including medication and follow up check ups to ensure my eyes had healed or were not infected.

Updates on what, not much changes in Pattaya apart from entertainment places opening and closing nought else.

I can’t see why you say fabulous as all they do and have done for years is wander the same sois in Pattaya and visit the same places week in week out, rinse and repeat, they do more repeats than the BBC.

Buzzin has 93k subscribers and Nick Dean 35k, I doubt very many of the subscribers ever visit Pattaya, Pattaya would be inundated with people.

Laser surgery ?

Around ฿90000 which included follow up appointments and medication, Dr Sante Bangkok Jomtien. It depends on the lense which is fitted, my left eye required a more expensive lense. You can have lenses where you won’t need reading specs, more expensive but I was advised they were not for me because of my glaucoma.

I had 45 minute prep with eye drops to freeze my eye, the actual procedure took 15 minutes, I was allowed to leave after 15 minutes in the Recovery Romm, no more than a couple of hours at the hospital.

If you go get there about 15 minutes before opening time as there are always 4/5 customers, don’t be disappointed as she doesn’t always open, some times has ‘holidays’

I have glaucoma and just recently had my cataracts done, she did the pinhole test, the Visual Acuity Test and tried a few different lenses, her opinion was she couldn’t improve my right eye but could my left eye with glass although didn’t spend a great deal of time on that. I never asked not did she volunteer a prescription, I didn’t see any signs of a computer or printer in the office.

Canal is the best option maybe not the cheapest option that way they would have to construct two container unloading facilities, of course some see it as dividing Thailand in two.

That’s very cheap, I paid around ฿90000 at Bangkok Jomtien a few months back.