does any one know if tramadol has been made a controled drug?????

went to my regular pharmacy and was told had to go to hospital for tramadol.

i take it for cronic back pain and it has always been available.

I read somewhere quite recently that the government were considering making it a controlled drug, but not that it had already happened , but who knows?

Suggest you shop around, because if it has been made a controlled drug it has only just happened and there must be plenty of stores that will still sell it to you. I also take it for my abdomen pains, so I will need to look into this, as well.

News to me....

News to me....

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it might be news but i could not get tramadol at my regular pharmacy.. seems its more controlled now.

I read somewhere that it is not going to be on general sale in pharmacies anymore (sorry can't recall the link).

Three pharmacie that I used to get it say they are no longer allowed to sell it, but I bought two boxes in Citrus @30 baht strip of 10 (200 total) and they said nothing. I will try and find the link.

Yes, the limit is two strips now after someone overdosed on it trying to top themselves.

Yes, the limit is two strips now after someone overdosed on it trying to top themselves.

Do you have a link for this please?

Ridiculous knee jerk reaction by the government, but typical.

Here is the full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/664488-oncb-is-pushing-for-stricter-controls-on-over-the-counter-sales-of-tramadol/

In theory, a pharmacy may still sell small amounts of Tramadol (those 2 strips, see above) OTC if they keep a record of your passport.,

In practice, most pharmacies don't sell it anymore.

Tramadol is now a Controlled drug, it must be the old batch they sold you or it is truely the UNDER the counter as same as many other benzodiazepines they illegally sale.

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Tramadol is now a Controlled drug, it must be the old batch they sold you or it is truely the UNDER the counter as same as many other benzodiazepines they illegally sale. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

I have been unable to confirm this. According to both the FDA website and MIMs, it is not classified as a narcotic or psychotropic and remains category "D" which does not require a prescription, though it does require records of sales to be kept and sale only in places which have a grade one pharmacist on duty at all times. Most places do not have this, plus many would not want the hassle of the record-keeping, but it appears that it is still sold by some larger pharmacies staffed at all times but grade one pharmacists and willing to keep the needed records.

Here is the full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/664488-oncb-is-pushing-for-stricter-controls-on-over-the-counter-sales-of-tramadol/

Cheers bazmib, I still think it's a stupid reaction.

Someone ought to tell Narong Rattananugul that there can be serious consequences with zillions of drugs if they are used in combination with certain others, plus alcohol, plus carbonated drinks + +.

Why not take Paracetamol off the shelf too, there are plenty of people who don't know what that can do to your liver.

Ridiculous!!

Perhaps mims has not launched their 2014 edition Sheryl, for all Tramadol order now, being pharmacy clinic or hospital, ones have to prove they have license for substance controlled as same as pseudorphridrine. I can not be any happier, hopefully they will come to antibiotics soon to stop this nonsense antibiotics overused.

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Perhaps mims has not launched their 2014 edition Sheryl, for all Tramadol order now, being pharmacy clinic or hospital, ones have to prove they have license for substance controlled as same as pseudorphridrine. I can not be any happier, hopefully they will come to antibiotics soon to stop this nonsense antibiotics overused. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

As your knowledge appears to be limited ------------WHAT is "pseudorphridrine " ?

May I suggest you post a link where we can all read about the re-classification of "Tramadol"

Thanks

It's not as if Tramadol actually does anything apart from make you a little whoozy.

Now if we talking REAL pain medication I could understand it.

Perhaps mims has not launched their 2014 edition Sheryl, for all Tramadol order now, being pharmacy clinic or hospital, ones have to prove they have license for substance controlled as same as pseudorphridrine. I can not be any happier, hopefully they will come to antibiotics soon to stop this nonsense antibiotics overused. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

As your knowledge appears to be limited ------------WHAT is "pseudorphridrine " ?

May I suggest you post a link where we can all read about the re-classification of "Tramadol"

Thanks

No need to be insulting.Obviously this is just a typo and he means pseudoephedrine which has indeed been reclassifed. I believe PMNL works in this field.

The MIMs site indeed doesn't get updated very often. And the FDA website list hasn't been updated since May 2012. So it is possible that there has been a change, I just haven't been able to confirm it.

As controls are exercised through whom is allowed to receive drugs which are controlled, whenever there is a change in classification, pharmacies still often have residual stock and will often keep selling until it is exhausted but may not be able to replenish.

No link to prove any of this information for all dr google here, fact and direct experience I am sharing . Thank you. :-)

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And thank you,I indeed spelt pseudoephedrine wrong, always hate the auto-spelling

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No link to prove any of this information for all dr google here, fact and direct experience I am sharing . Thank you. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

Are you willing to share " fact" ?

It's not as if Tramadol actually does anything apart from make you a little whoozy.

Now if we talking REAL pain medication I could understand it.

It works well enough on moderate arthritic pain, and doesn't necessarily make you whoozy, although is a common side effect.