mizztraveller Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Does anyone know if Amitriptyline and Clexane are available over the counter at pharmacies, or will I need to go to the hospital? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 i suggest you go to the pharmacy and ask 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippydedodah Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 and different pharmacies will carry different meds... depends on whether the pharmacist is used to supplying western medications (at least as far as thai law allows)... I take sirdalud for back pain and very few pharmacies carry it... but it is available... so just depends on if thai law allows and then finding the right pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahvail Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 All I can tell you is that they're both available in Thailand. But my guess is that Clexane will only be found at the bigger hospitals and will be expensive. That *is* only a guess. Mods, you might want to move this to a medical forum so Sheryl can give a better answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Go to the first pharmacy in Walking Street a few metres up from Black Canyon which is opposite Thapae Gate. They have a large western clientele and are very well stocked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Amitriptyline is given out like aspirin here. You should be able to find it everywhere. The g/f has been given Amitriptyline for GI problems, backache - you name it. A couple Thai friends have been prescribed Amitriptyline for other ailments which I thought was odd. I can't comment about the other medicine as I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizztraveller Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 I'm not in Chiang Mai yet or I would go into a pharmacy and find out for myself! Don't arrive until next week and just wondered if it is necessary to go to my doctor first or if these maybe available easily when we arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Peera Pharmacy as Saan has suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 You may want to post your question in the Health forum. As already mentioned Amitriptyline is commonly available here, but I don't know about Clexane. Sheryl, the mod at the Health forum would know. If it's "commonly available" in Thailand, then it would be something that Peera Pharmacy would either stock or could order in just a few day. There is a chance, however, that it may not be available at all in Thailand, even from a hospital. Best to check in advance of a trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I sent a request to mods to move it to health forum. Wait for an informed answer from Sheryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizztraveller Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 I sent a request to mods to move it to health forum. Wait for an informed answer from Sheryl. Thanks, though I posted it in the health forum a couple of hours ago. No responses as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMNL Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Available at most private hospital and perhaps internist clinic. Need to see doctor for the prescription as you know it is enoxaparin, blood thinner, Very unlikely to be available as OTC, if any of them chemist dare you sell you one, you should be very skeptical on using their services for anything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I sent a request to mods to move it to health forum. Wait for an informed answer from Sheryl. Thanks, though I posted it in the health forum a couple of hours ago. No responses as yet. As there is a reply from Sheryl now I will close this one and can continue the discussion in the Health forum. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/769481-clexane/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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