Has anybody else made the experience recently that Aspirin is not available in Thailand anymore ?

Purchased aspirin (81mg) over the counter at my local pharmacy a week ago

Can get Aspent from Fascino

Low-dose aspirin (usually 81 mg) is available OTC. Regular-dose (325 mg or greater) is not, at least as far as I can determine. 

 

I am not sure whether the Thai government restricts aspirin to lower doses due to concerns over bleeding or Reyes Syndrome or something else.

It is available but not all pharmacies carry it.  Are your trying to get low dose (to prevent blood clotting) or regular dose?

https://bangkokdrugstore.com/product/aspirin-325-mg-10s/

https://bangkokdrugstore.com/product/b-aspirin-81-10s/

https://bangkokdrugstore.com/product/aspilets-aspirin-81-mg-10s/

 

Many drug stores will just say "no have" as they consider it a dangerous drug and they do not want to try and explain in English not to use for children.

Thanks very much everybody for your very helpful answers !

 

Isn't Aspent the same as Aspirin? maybe it's a generic?

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Isn't Aspent the same as Aspirin? maybe it's a generic?

It is a brand name aspirin.   Aspirin is the common name for acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)

12 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

It is a brand name aspirin.   Aspirin is the common name for acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)

If so, Aspent is easy to get and cheap so I'm not sure what all the excitement is?

I buy Cardiprin 100.

 

Cheap and easily found.

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

If so, Aspent is easy to get and cheap so I'm not sure what all the excitement is?

The issue is many drug stores will not sell to a foreigner and treat you as a child murder if you even ask for it.  Never make the mistake of asking for "baby aspirin"!

On 8/30/2022 at 3:49 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Can get Aspent from Fascino

I bought a large, 1000 tablet (300mg) bottle of Aspent enteric aspirin at a pharmacy close to Chula hospital this past year.

6 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

The issue is many drug stores will not sell to a foreigner and treat you as a child murder if you even ask for it.  Never make the mistake of asking for "baby aspirin"!

Up until 10 years ago, you could buy a 10 pack of 500mg Bayer aspirin at any pharmacy.  They suddenly disappeared and word was that Bayer no longer shipped to Thailand.  For two or three years, It was difficult to buy aspirin.

 

12 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

If so, Aspent is easy to get and cheap so I'm not sure what all the excitement is?

Actually many drug stores ni longer sell Aspent and (wrongly) tell people it has to be gotten from a hospital.

 

In any case it is nto clear if OP wants low dose aspirin (of which Aspent is one brand) or regular dose (325 mg) of which the brand names are different.

 

Both low and regular dose can be sold over the counter but because the requirement for record keeping is being enforced some pharcmacies don't want to bother.

 

https://bangkokdrugstore.com/?s=aspirin

sells both low dose and regular dose

10 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

The issue is many drug stores will not sell to a foreigner and treat you as a child murder if you even ask for it.  Never make the mistake of asking for "baby aspirin"!

I always ask for baby aspirin to get low dose 81mg aspirin . Only had confusion once

I used to get Aspilets...   readily available before Covid.

 

I’m not sure if they are available now, but it may be worth asking for those if you are after Baby Aspirin and using a name pharmacists or staff may be familiar with.