Blood pressure medication in Bangkok?

[BillStrangeOgre]

Hi, i'm on prescription blood pressure medication, prescribed by my doctor in the UK. I've run out and need some more. I don't want to pay for a consultation with a doctor to get another prescription, i know what i need. Is there somewhere i can buy it over the counter without a prescription here in Bangkok? 

Thanks

[MJCM]

It would help if you disclose what medicine you are after

[SuperSilverHaze]

Probably

[ozimoron]

Sheryl posted a list of Thai generic replacements for irbesartan here

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

[barryw52]

You don't need a prescription for most common drugs in Thailand just go to a bigger Pharmacy and show them the box for what you currently  taking and the sell you the same one or and equivalent medication. I live in the Silom Area and use the Pharmacy's opposite Chulalongkorn Hospital in Rama 4. there 5 or 6 Pharmacies in that area so if one does have what you need just go to the next one. I think you will pay 450-500 Baht for the blood pressure Medication.

[FritsSikkink]

I got Amlopine and buy it at a pharmacy without prescription in BKK, less than 300 THB for 100 pills.

Edited February 22, 2023 by FritsSikkink

[blackshadow]

how can people reply when you NOT state the name of the medication which thou is taking ??????

[BillStrangeOgre]

1 hour ago, MJCM said:

It would help if you disclose what medicine you are after

It's just regular blood pressure medication, Amlodipine

[Iron Tongue]

44 minutes ago, blackshadow said:

how can people reply when you NOT state the name of the medication which thou is taking ??????

He's probably embarrassed because they are all suppositories.

[brewsterbudgen]

Most pharmacies sell blood pressure drugs and statins over the counter.  Just keep trying!

[BillStrangeOgre]

50 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

I got Amlopine and buy it at a pharmacy without prescription in BKK, less than 300 THB for 100 pills.

Can i buy it at any pharmacy? Thanks

[BusyB]

6 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

It's just regular blood pressure medication, Amlodipine

Accessible prescription free at any pharmacy - 30 baht for 10x 5mg  average

Edited February 22, 2023 by BusyB

[BillStrangeOgre]

Thanks for all the helpful replies, cheers ????

[MJCM]

9 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

It's just regular blood pressure medication, Amlodipine

How can we know that it’s just a common one? 

 

If you need advice then give all the info that is needed for people to give advice

 

just my 2 cts. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by MJCM

[Pib]

2 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

Can i buy it at any pharmacy? Thanks

Yes...Amlopine is very cheap....I buy it here in Bangkok.   10mg tablets cost less than 1 baht a piece.  I got five 10 pack 10mg (50 tablets) for Bt135 just last month.

 

 

[London Lowf]

5 minutes ago, Pib said:

10mg tablets cost less than 1 baht a piece.  I got five 10 pack 10mg (50 tablets) for Bt135 just last month.

Back to school for you!

[Mavideol]

11 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

Can i buy it at any pharmacy? Thanks

5 or 10 mg available all over as I take them on a regular basis.... mine is 1 x day 10 mg and a stripe of 10 pills is 30 baht

[grain]

I take Amlopine as well, I get it any any pharmacy, same as the Bestatin for my cholesterol, no problems getting these meds at any pharmacy in Thailand, no need for any prescription. 

[Pib]

19 minutes ago, Pib said:

Yes...Amlopine is very cheap....I buy it here in Bangkok.   10mg tablets cost less than 1 baht a piece.  I got five 10 pack 10mg (50 tablets) for Bt135 just last month.

13 minutes ago, London Lowf said:

Back to school for you!

LOL...yea, I see what you mean.  Make that less than Bt3 a tablet vs Bt1. 

 

Edit: Here's  a snapshot from a receipt where I very recently bought some....Bt133 for fifty 10mg tablets.

 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Pib

[Lorry]

22 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

Can i buy it at any pharmacy? Thanks

Yes, you can

[edwardflory]

I have been using THAI MILITARY hospitals for 9+ years. Most military dotcors are US or UK trained.  My latest prescriptions ( 4 months 1@2x daily and 1@1xs daily ) and including Doctors visit and lab work was 1,200THB.

 

In the US, 1 MONTHLY prescription with co-pay was $29.00US.  When it comes to health, why not visit a MILITARY hospitals .. clinic ..for a checkup.

 

HINT: you have to register 1st and get a (( FREE )) hospital ID card, passport needed  You pay the same price Thai civilian's pay.

 

I spent 5 days in a ARMY hospital, 4 days xrays, 5 days lab, discharged with 4 months meds. Paid about the same as a 5 day stay at a decent downtown hotel, 12,000THB

 

Edited February 22, 2023 by edwardflory
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[Crazy Noobie]

Try a local pharmacy

Edited February 22, 2023 by Crazy Noobie
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[JustinCredible]

Try these people.  They can deliver via Kerry.  I get my BP tabs from them, delivered next day in Isaan.

 

https://bangkokdrugstore.com

[ignis]

Pill cutters are very cheap from the Pharmacy [paid 25 baht a few years ago]

 

I say this because often it appears pill are all the same price no matter what mg.

 

my BP pills are  'Prenolol' 25mg mornings [Atenolol] they cost the same price as 50mg pills, so it works out a lot cheaper to cut them in halve the same with 'Losartan' 50 mg evenings I have the 100 mg and cut in halve

[Pib]

6 minutes ago, Crazy Noobie said:

There are a lot of medicines that you can purchased from you local Pharmacy. However, you said you are taking "Amlodipine", right?  If so, this medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. Yes, there are other "over-the-counter" drugs, but Amlodipine is considered the best for what it does. So yes, you will have to go and see a doctor, but let the doctor know that when you need a refill, you don't want to see a doctor again, just be able to come back for a refill only. I obtained the above info by googling Amlodipine in Thailand and everywhere I read it said prescription only.

Nope...he will "not" need a prescription for Amlopine nor most any other type of blood pressure medicine in Thailand.  

[Sheryl]

40 minutes ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

Can i buy it at any pharmacy? Thanks

Yes, amlodopine can be bought without prescription at any pharmacy. So can the many other types of blood pressure medication.

[BillStrangeOgre]

24 minutes ago, edwardflory said:

I have been using THAI MILITARY hospitals for 9+ years. Most military dotcors are US or UK trained.  My latest prescriptions ( 4 months 1@2x daily and 1@1xs daily ) and including Doctors visit and lab work was 1,200THB.

 

In the US, 1 MONTHLY prescription with co-pay was $29.00US.  When it comes to health, why not visit a MILITARY hospitals .. clinic ..for a checkup.

 

HINT: you have to register 1st and get a (( FREE )) hospital ID card, passport needed  You pay the same price Thai civilian's pay.

 

I spent 5 days in a ARMY hospital, 4 days xrays, 5 days lab, discharged with 4 months meds. Paid about the same as a 5 day stay at a decent downtown hotel, 12,000THB

 

Thanks for the reply. I visited the doctor in the UK a short while back for a check up and was put on the meds but unfortunately they've now run out 

[Iron Tongue]

In Thailand, pretty much all health maintenance drugs are available OTC.

I would just suggest that you stick with the bigger pharmacy chains like Boots or Watsons.  Counterfeit items don't just stop at watches and handbags.

[Sheryl]

19 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

In Thailand, pretty much all health maintenance drugs are available OTC.

I would just suggest that you stick with the bigger pharmacy chains like Boots or Watsons.  Counterfeit items don't just stop at watches and handbags.

I do not agree with the above. Boots and Watsons in Thailand sell mainly cosmetics and their pharmacy counters have only a very small range of drugs and usually expensive imports. Better to use a real Thai pharmacy.

 

While counterfeits are an issue for certain prescription on;y drugs with special appeal to expats (e.g. benzos, ED drugs) they are NOT an issue for common medications like this.  Especially nto for locally made generics - no profit margin in them. But you won't find them at a Boots or Watsons.

 

I recommend buying one of the many locally made brands of amlodopine. These are dirt cheap and absolutely no one would have any reason to counterfeit them.

 

In Bangkok many expats like the South East pharmacy on Sukhumivt between Sois 11 -1 3.

[rwill]

1 hour ago, BillStrangeOgre said:

Can i buy it at any pharmacy? Thanks

Yes.  You can buy it at any pharmacy.  Unless they are out of stock.

 

There really are no such things as prescriptions in Thailand.  Lots of normally prescribed drugs in western countries are available in most pharmacies.  Some drugs are controlled though and you can only get them from hospitals, which means having to see a doctor there.

 

I would also add that pharmacies will sell locally produced and imported versions of the same drug.

Edited February 22, 2023 by rwill