advancebooking Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Without a doubt Bumrungrad has the best of the best in terms of medical specialists. However, the pharmacy is a complete rip off and will charge 4 times the normal price for antibiotics. Most antibiotics can be purchased 'over the counter' from reputable chemists in thailand. I would strongly avoid buying them at Bumrungrad as its a con. They dr will tell you 'but you cant guarantee the quality at other pharmacies'. I resent having to pay over 4000 baht for a 10 day antibiotic treatment. Thats over $80. In my country it would be $20.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 The mark up is not just for antibiotics nor is this practice limited to Bumrungrad. All the for-profit private hospitals substantially mark up drug prices. the also tend not to stock or provide generic equivalents which adds to the problem. Except when the medication is a controlled substance, in which case you have no choice, should always buy medications at an outside pharmacy, never at a hospital pharmacy. And usually a locally made generic equivalent is fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 What about buying from the pharmacy that is part of the Government Hospital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Government hospitals usually no problem with pharmacy mark-ups 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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