OzMan Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Is there much difference in the cost of medicines in Canada vs. Thailand? A relative in Canada had a kidney transplant and needs to take some expensive medicines every day. Is it likely to be cheaper to buy them here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMan Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 Ignore this post. I just read that Canadian residents cannot import pharmaceuticals under any conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Don't you all get all that for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 In any case, the medicine in Thailand will almost certainly have been imported, making it very expensive here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 6 hours ago, utalkin2me said: Don't you all get all that for free? It is not FREE. Everyone who works pays in. Not all medicines are covered. A large tube of antibiotic ointment for a facial condition is about $250 in Canada. Here is about $25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 For a foreign made drug the same brand will cost more in Thailand than Canada due to import costs and tariffs.The only situation in which Thailand would be cheaper would be if there were a Thai made generic equivalent.Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Nope. Free only if adminstered when you're in hospital. Otherwise pay. Don't you all get all that for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 9 hours ago, jerojero said: Nope. Free only if adminstered when you're in hospital. Otherwise pay. Go to hospital. Administer there. Free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhuh Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 9:10 AM, Sheryl said: For a foreign made drug the same brand will cost more in Thailand than Canada due to import costs and tariffs. The only situation in which Thailand would be cheaper would be if there were a Thai made generic equivalent. Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Actually, many imported medicines in Thailand are cheaper than in the Western countries they are imported from. Antibiotics from Austria, morning-after pill from Hungary, antibiotic cream from Denmark used to be examples. But nowadays, most medicines are manufactured in China or India by multinationals or by companies like Teva from Israel, who sell them all over the world at very different prices, in Thailand obviously cheaper than in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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