Cost Of Glaucoma And Hypertension Medications In Thailand

[cheynewalk]

does anybody know the cost of xalatan, cosopt eye drops or coversyl 10mg and caduet 10/20 tablets at a thai pharmacy ....... do they have generic equivalents??

[lopburi3]

Xalatan is (Latanoprost) but don't know if any other brand available. I use Xalacom (Latanoprost/Timolol maleate) combination which costs 1,350 for 2.5ml at hospital. I do know Timolol Maleate (which is part of your other medication cosopt) is available under the Alcon brand name at only 150 baht per 5ml in drug stores. And Alcon Travatan 2.5ml is 720 baht in drug store.

[Lefty]

Have not been able to find Coversyl 10mg; Coversyl 4mg costs me 450 baht for 30 pills.

Lefty

[Sheryl]

Caduet is a combination of 2 drugs, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Both are available separately in inexpensive generic equivalent but not combined.

In other words, you can save money if you are willing to take 2 pills instead of one.

Likewise you can save on the cosept by buying spearateky locally made forms of timolol and dorzolamide.

Be careful that you get the dosage of each drug correct if you make these switches, though.