Allowed Medicine In Thailand

[Slycarter]

Hi everybody,

I'd like to know if medicine like tachipirine for fever and others for simple headache are allowed or under specific law.

Thanks

[noahvail]

Good question, never heard of the stuff, so did a bit of searching on the web. I could find nothing under tachipirine. Tachipirina, however is listed in Google - evidently it's another name for paracetamol (UK version) or acetaminophine (US version). A brand name in the US is Tylenol. Simple analgesic, can't imagine there would be a problem bringing it in. It might make your life a bit easier if you carried a fresh bottle in the manufacturer's box, unopened.

Again, that's for tachipirina...not tachipirine, which doesn't seem to exist. Maybe a typo?

If you're bringing in prescribed meds, make sure you have a letter from your doctor *on his or the hospital's letterhead* indicating that you are taking whatever meds you are bringing with you. Having them in a bottle or box with the pharmacy's sticker label with your name, the doctor's name, and so on, will make it easier. When going through customs, I always declare that I have prescription medicines and go through the red line. Only once was I ever asked to show them...and the customs officer just looked in the bag, laughed, and waved me on. A little pre-planning goes a long way.

[Slycarter]

Good question, never heard of the stuff, so did a bit of searching on the web. I could find nothing under tachipirine. Tachipirina, however is listed in Google - evidently it's another name for paracetamol (UK version) or acetaminophine (US version). A brand name in the US is Tylenol. Simple analgesic, can't imagine there would be a problem bringing it in. It might make your life a bit easier if you carried a fresh bottle in the manufacturer's box, unopened.

Again, that's for tachipirina...not tachipirine, which doesn't seem to exist. Maybe a typo?

If you're bringing in prescribed meds, make sure you have a letter from your doctor *on his or the hospital's letterhead* indicating that you are taking whatever meds you are bringing with you. Having them in a bottle or box with the pharmacy's sticker label with your name, the doctor's name, and so on, will make it easier. When going through customs, I always declare that I have prescription medicines and go through the red line. Only once was I ever asked to show them...and the customs officer just looked in the bag, laughed, and waved me on. A little pre-planning goes a long way.

Yes, it is paracetamol.

But, prescribes are needed always or I can take with me some medicine for e.g. headeache, allergic, bellyache ?

[FBN]

No restrictions on OTC (over the counter) medications as long as it is in quantities that would be regarded as appropriate for "personal use" and not commercial purposes.

These medications are widely available in Thailand but if you have a brand you prefer, no problems with carrying it.

Prescription medications should be carried with a copy of the prescription or doctor's letter.