Affordable Place To Buy Lyrica In Bangkok

[canadiangirl]

Hi everyone,

hoping someone might have some info on this forum. I've been taking Lyrica (pregablin) for fibryomyalgia for a year now. It's really expensive! My insurance used to pay for it, but it's so expensive I've exceeded the maximum amount they'll pay for. So now I have to pay for it myself. :-(

Since insurance isn't paying, I can buy it anywhere in Bangkok, but I haven't seen it at Boots or Watson. I've seen it at a Chinese pharmacy close to Nana on Suk, but I was a bit worried it might be counterfeit. I wouldn't trust the Viagra on Nana, but are counterfeit drugs a big problem with something like Lyrica in Thailand?

In hospital the prices I've found are:

around 140B/150mg at Bumrungrad

around 103B/150mg at Bangkok Christian

+ the cost of talking to the doctor to get them to prescribe the drug in the first place.

(My regular doctor is at Bumrungrad, but I've already discussed with her that it's really too expensive for me to keep buying it there :-(

Does anyone know a cheaper place to buy Lyrica in Bangkok? Thanks for any info!

[Sheryl]

Lyrica is OTC in Thailand, no prescription needed. Any large pharmacy will have it, and costs will be less than at a hospital pharmacy.

In the Sukhumvit area, there is a large pharmacy near Soi 2, sort of across from the expressway entrance. Prices are usually competitive. Try there.

[canadiangirl]

Lyrica is OTC in Thailand, no prescription needed. Any large pharmacy will have it, and costs will be less than at a hospital pharmacy.

In the Sukhumvit area, there is a large pharmacy near Soi 2, sort of across from the expressway entrance. Prices are usually competitive. Try there.

Thanks! Are counterfeit drugs in LOS a worry since it's an expensive drug with no generic? Should I be checking the packaging and so on?

Thanks!

[landanna]

I saw Lyrica at South east Asia pharmacy on soi 15 sukumvit.