Generic medicine for Aprovel and Concor

[DJ54]

Anyone know if generic medicine is available for Aprovel 150 mg and Concor 5 mg? 

 

Aprovel for 2 monthsupoly was 12,000 baht at the hospital. 

 

Kumphawapi doesn’t carry Aprovel or Concor at pharmacies. I’ve checked three pharmacies in Udon and haven’t found yet. 

 

Tha ks for you help 

[Sheryl]

Yes, there are locally made generic equivalents for both, but will need a bit of looking to find.

 

Make sure you ask by generic rather than brand name.

 

Aprovel = irbesartan

 

Concor = bisoprolol

 

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[lopburi3]

How much are you using to require 12,000 baht for a 2 month supply?  The selling price for Aprovel 150mg is only 400 baht for 14 tablets online.

http://drugstorebangkok.com/product/aprovel-150-mg-14s/

 

The Concor is even cheaper at 95 baht per strip of 10 tablets

http://drugstorebangkok.com/product/concor-5-mg-10s/

[DJ54]

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i went to one of the big chain pharmacies in Udon and a couple other smaller shops they didn’t have brand name or generic

 

i could try the hospital here in Kumphawapi but the wait is usual 1/2 a day. 

[lopburi3]

You can order the brand names from that drugstorebangkok.com if not available in a local pharmacy if price is OK for you.  Indeed private hospitals often highly markup medicine.  

Aprovel 300mg is 550 baht per 14 and could be cut if required.

[DJ54]

Thank you for the information and I will check the ones you mentioned. 

The Dr. told me better to buy outside of hospital because it’s expensive. 

[Sheryl]

If you have occasion to come to Bangkok you can get the local brands here and stock up. Not sure you can find them in Udon.

 

I buy generic irbesartan for a relative and often have to try a few places to find it, even in Bangkok.

 

Alternatively I duggest you ask your doctor if you could substitute losartan as this is readily found in inexpensive generic and same action and family of drug as irbesartan.

 

Likewise I would ask him if you can substitute a different and more widely available beta blocker for the bisoprolol.

 

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[DJ54]

I emailed the hospital I go to earlier today and just got reply. They said can order generic for me and would take seven days. I will try the others you suggested first....