Hi I'm looking for lower cost replacements for Madiplot and Blopress. Any ideas!

You should head into any pharmacy with the class of drug and dosage: for example the 2 mentioned are a calcium channel blocker and an ARB. There are many alternatives and a good pharmacist will know which drugs are comparable here in Thailand. I take an ARB losartan which is a generic of Cozaar and is widely available here.

Biker !

If your hypertension is well controlled on the medication you are currently taking you should speak with your doctor about possible,cheaper alternatives before making any changes.

Locally made generic equibalent of Blopress is called Todesaar. Lovally made equivalent to Madiplot is called Kerdica 20.

I think beta blocker Atenolol, brand name Prenolol is the most common blood pressure medicine prescribed by the doctors in Thai gov hospitals. It's very cheap. You need to ask a doc if it's right for you.

I am taking Propranolol which is more expensive. I switched to Prenolol for 10 days, my bp went up 5 points so I switched back .

What about Anapril (made by Berlin).? Prescribed by some Bangkok doctors for hypertension...

What about Anapril (made by Berlin).? Prescribed by some Bangkok doctors for hypertension...

Entirely different class of drugs than what OP is on.

The meds he takes have local brands.

Okay Sheryl, thanks for the update...

I take amlopine here which is a calcium channel blocker. It seems to be extremely common and cheap. I buy the size 10 and split each tablet in half (the tablets are designed for this, with a scored line across them).

I take Madiplot. Cheryl, how good is the Kerdica 20?.....

I take Madiplot. Cheryl, how good is the Kerdica 20?.....

Same thing generically. Both are Manidipine.

Kerdica 20 is made by MacroPhar, a local Thai pharm company. I have no information about its quality.

Thanks Cheryl.... I'll stick with Madiplot. Buying it by the box from Fascino helps to reduce the cost a bit

Thanks Cheryl.... I'll stick with Madiplot. Buying it by the box from Fascino helps to reduce the cost a bit

How much?

Thanks Cheryl.... I'll stick with Madiplot. Buying it by the box from Fascino helps to reduce the cost a bit

How much?

to be honest I don't recall... will be buying again soon and will try to post price then. Using the Fascino loyalty card also knocks a few baht off.