Hi everyone,

My name is Robin, I'm epileptic and take the medication "VIMPAT 100 mg" (lacosamide) as part of lifelong treatment. I'm planning to move to Thailand in a few months (under the DTV VISA) potentially long-term (up to the 5-year DTV duration), splitting time between Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

I'm looking to know if my treatment (or generic lacosamide) is available in Thailand, and if so, the approximate price per tablet/box. If anyone has any firsthand experience or knows of a website that could help me answer these questions, I would be grateful.

If any of you also have general tips/recommendations regarding buying medication in Thailand, please feel free to share them (regarding the acceptance of foreign prescriptions, differences in treatment between individual pharmacies, public hospitals, and private hospitals etc.)

Thank you!

Edited August 23Aug 23 by Robin Schaffhauser

it is available in Thailand under 2 brands:

Vimpat - imported so expensive

Vosamide - locally made generic equivalent. would cost less but I can't say by how much

Most medications in Thailand can be bought at pharmacies without prescription -- including anticonvulsants.

you could request a price quote from Medisafe Pharma, locate their Facebook page and use Messenger function

On 8/23/2026 at 4:20 PM, Robin Schaffhauser said:

Hi everyone,

My name is Robin, I'm epileptic and take the medication "VIMPAT 100 mg" (lacosamide) as part of lifelong treatment. I'm planning to move to Thailand in a few months (under the DTV VISA) potentially long-term (up to the 5-year DTV duration), splitting time between Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

I'm looking to know if my treatment (or generic lacosamide) is available in Thailand, and if so, the approximate price per tablet/box. If anyone has any firsthand experience or knows of a website that could help me answer these questions, I would be grateful.

If any of you also have general tips/recommendations regarding buying medication in Thailand, please feel free to share them (regarding the acceptance of foreign prescriptions, differences in treatment between individual pharmacies, public hospitals, and private hospitals etc.)

Thank you!

Available in Thailand, same name. Price around 3500 Baht/56 tablets, more or less. in hospitals more.

On 8/23/2026 at 5:35 PM, Sheryl said:

it is available in Thailand under 2 brands:

Vimpat - imported so expensive

Vosamide - locally made generic equivalent. would cost less but I can't say by how much

Most medications in Thailand can be bought at pharmacies without prescription -- including anticonvulsants.

you could request a price quote from Medisafe Pharma, locate their Facebook page and use Messenger function

Thank you for sharing the details, it helped me a lot!

On 8/25/2026 at 6:32 AM, D Peter said:

Available in Thailand, same name. Price around 3500 Baht/56 tablets, more or less. in hospitals more.

Thank you for your reply. I've been in contact with MediSafe and another pharmacy called Southeast Pharmacy, they quoted me 5,750 baht and 6,500 baht for VIMPAT (56 tablets). May I ask where you found a price estimate of 3,500 baht for VIMPAT (56 tablets)?