Reputable pharmacy that will not rip me off

[soistalker]

Hi everyone,

I usually go to a place in Bangkok where the pharmacist is famous for good prices on medications.

I cant get to Bangkok, and need my medicine. Where in Pattaya is a reputable pharmacist that has good prices and good quality control?

[giddyup]

Watsons, Fascinos for a start, but I shop at a local pharmacy and have never been "ripped off" yet.

[MINIMIGLIA]

always been looked after very we[[ by the one in Foodland.

[craigt3365]

13 hours ago, giddyup said:

Watsons, Fascinos for a start, but I shop at a local pharmacy and have never been "ripped off" yet.

I've not been ripped off, but have had some terrible recommendations by so called "pharmacists".  Completely the wrong drug for the problem.  But perhaps that's being ripped off? LOL

[sattahip]

All the pharmacies here are "rip offs"because of their huge mark ups on medicines.

Some years ago I switched to Fascino which was at least 20 per cent cheaper than pharmacies in supermarkets and streetside.

Recently I started buying my meds online from a major professional pharmacy in Baangkok. I send them an order, they send an invoice all on Line then I credit their bank account using internet banking and copy that bank receipt to them. Meds are parcelled and sent by mail for Baht80! Usually arrive the next day or the one after.

To give you and idea of savings every month I buy Med No.1 Fascino B1750 BKK 1245 Med No. 2 Fascino 1300 BKK 800

Next time you are in Bangkok go to the row of pharmacies on Rama IV opposite Chulalongkorn Hospital and check their prices and set up such an arrangement.

I will not deal with PMs on this

[craigt3365]

28 minutes ago, sattahip said:

All the pharmacies here are "rip offs"because of their huge mark ups on medicines.

Some years ago I switched to Fascino which was at least 20 per cent cheaper than pharmacies in supermarkets and streetside.

Recently I started buying my meds online from a major professional pharmacy in Baangkok. I send them an order, they send an invoice all on Line then I credit their bank account using internet banking and copy that bank receipt to them. Meds are parcelled and sent by mail for Baht80! Usually arrive the next day or the one after.

To give you and idea of savings every month I buy Med No.1 Fascino B1750 BKK 1245 Med No. 2 Fascino 1300 BKK 800

Next time you are in Bangkok go to the row of pharmacies on Rama IV opposite Chulalongkorn Hospital and check their prices and set up such an arrangement.

I will not deal with PMs on this

Many of us don't go to Bangkok.  Why not share where you get your meds online from?  Some of us would sure appreciate it.

[KittenKong]

1 hour ago, craigt3365 said:

I've not been ripped off, but have had some terrible recommendations by so called "pharmacists".  Completely the wrong drug for the problem. 

 

I would trust a pharmacist to give me the right drug in the right quantity for a particular illness. After all, they just read it out of the same book that a doctor would use when writing a prescription.

What I would not trust a pharmacist to do is to diagnose the illness from the symptoms in the first place. That's a doctor's job.

[KittenKong]

I find that Fascino is cheaper than everywhere else I looked at in Pattaya and very reliable. The large one by City Hall particularly as it also has lots of parking space, though the others are fine too. Get the discount card for an extra x% off.

 

For the basic generic blood pressure meds and statins that I take I dont think there would be any point buying online and paying for shipping. A year's supply at Fascino is only a few hundred Baht. If I needed some fancy brand name drugs at several thousand Baht a time I would surely go to Bangkok as mentioned.

[craigt3365]

14 minutes ago, KittenKong said:

 

I would trust a pharmacist to give me the right drug in the right quantity for a particular illness. After all, they just read it out of the same book that a doctor would use when writing a prescription.

What I would not trust a pharmacist to do is to diagnose the illness from the symptoms in the first place. That's a doctor's job.

Agreed! Sadly, a few times, they've not had the specific med.  So, recommended another.  Which was the wrong med.  I even looked it up and showed it to them.  No luck. LOL

[balo]

9 hours ago, sattahip said:

Recently I started buying my meds online from a major professional pharmacy in Baangkok. I send them an order, they send an invoice all on Line then I credit their bank account using internet banking and copy that bank receipt to them. Meds are parcelled and sent by mail for Baht80! Usually arrive the next day or the one after.

To give you and idea of savings every month I buy Med No.1 Fascino B1750 BKK 1245 Med No. 2 Fascino 1300 BKK 800

 

If you don't give us the name of this place why should we believe you ?  Is it so hard to mention them so they will get extra business? You don't even mention the name of the meds so I give you 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KittenKong]

10 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

Agreed! Sadly, a few times, they've not had the specific med.  So, recommended another.  Which was the wrong med.  I even looked it up and showed it to them.

 

That's truly appalling.

[digbeth]

online and mail order medicine is actually illegal in Thailand, but if you have been to their store and they're providing a service by 'refilling' a prescription to a known client that has been diagnosed is okay, just calling them up and asking for certain medicine to be sent over is illegal as far as the law is concerned.

 

How much of these law is policed? the penalty is on the pharmacy not you so if it's convenient and cheap, I don't see why not.

 

A better source of shops that would 'refill' your prescription by mail is opposite Siriraj hospital in Bangkok, there are rows of them selling wholesale price

[thaitero]

In Bangkok there are pharmacies direct under Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). http://www.intergpomed.com/

Some kind of logic would suggest that these are safe and reasonable priced.. https://goo.gl/maps/9t7pA1Ufvfu and

https://goo.gl/maps/RsX9aBLBxom  ( near bkk immgration)

[Jingthing]

15 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

I've not been ripped off, but have had some terrible recommendations by so called "pharmacists".  Completely the wrong drug for the problem.  But perhaps that's being ripped off? LOL

Definitely true. I've had the same from doctors, even specialists. You need to do your own research here. 

[tontraveller]

On 8/9/2017 at 9:05 AM, craigt3365 said:

Many of us don't go to Bangkok.  Why not share where you get your meds online from?  Some of us would sure appreciate it.

Indeed ,that pharmacy is much cheaper, esspecially when you use a lot of medicin..

You can call them, they have one English speaking staff..Very good service and can be trusted..

Just ask for quotation.

The name is S.C Pharmacy located on Rama4  in the section between Silom  and Suriwongse road 

[bkk6060]

Fortunately or unfortunately with the advent of the internet, much information can be obtained.

I have been around the medical field much of my life and my experience is the "pharmacist" at the stores here give better advice then the Doctors.

You go to the hospital and they sell you 3 or 4 meds. when in reality one is the answer.  Why?  Money money money!!

 

Edited August 10, 2017 by bkk6060

[craigt3365]

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Fortunately or unfortunately with the advent of the internet, much information can be obtained.

I have been around the medical field much of my life and my experience is the "pharmacist" at the stores here give better advice then the Doctors.

You go to the hospital and they sell you 3 or 4 meds. when in reality one is the answer.  Why?  Money money money!!

 

Absolutely untrue. Most doctors here are way more educated than the unlicensed pharmacists.  LOL

[Jingthing]

Absolutely untrue. Most doctors here are way more educated than the unlicensed pharmacists.  LOL

Hopefully.

[craigt3365]

12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Hopefully.

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

7 hours ago, tontraveller said:

Indeed ,that pharmacy is much cheaper, esspecially when you use a lot of medicin..

You can call them, they have one English speaking staff..Very good service and can be trusted..

Just ask for quotation.

The name is S.C Pharmacy located on Rama4  in the section between Silom  and Suriwongse road 

 

Actually, it's SC Drugs, just past the Crown Plaza Hotel. I got the name from an earlier thread that discussed this issue thoroughly. I've been going there for a couple of years. Much cheaper, in some cases, hugely cheaper, when buying my BP pills, compared to anywhere else. I go to Bangkok quite often so I don't do the mail service. There are other drug stores on that stretch. 

Edited August 10, 2017 by Kaoboi Bebobp

[thaibeachlovers]

I've never been "ripped off" by a pharmacy, but are you meaning "cheap"?

Should only use an AC pharmacy though, as some drugs must be kept below a certain temperature.

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

Absolutely untrue. Most doctors here are way more educated than the unlicensed pharmacists.  LOL

I've experienced doctors here that are no more educated than an unlicensed pharmacist.

[craigt3365]

19 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I've experienced doctors here that are no more educated than an unlicensed pharmacist.

Then they weren't doctors. Probably unlicensed also.  LOL

[SurfRider]

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"S.C Pharmacy located on Rama4  in the section between Silom  and Suriwongse road"
 
I've been buying via E-mail from this pharmacy for over three years - never a problem.  Their prices are always lower than any I've found locally.
 
I've never personally been there, I use bank transfer to their account and the Meds arrive via EMS two days later.
 
Their eMail:  [email protected]
 

[Farang two dot zero]

I used to go to this pharmacy 478/10 Thappraya Rd in Jomtien never had any problems !

[Chivas]

As long as the old bird is serving go to Tims Pharmacy so known as being beside Tims Go Go opposite Lek Hotel on 2nd rd. Shes knowledgable....

Edited August 14, 2017 by Chivas

[sattahip]

Just an update on savings available at Bangkok pharmacies vs Pattaya

 

No 1 is a very good local pharmacy that most agree has the lowest prices locally

 

No 2 is a Bangkok pharmacy on Rama VI Road

 

Ex Forge  box 160/10   1.B1300-00 2.B800.00

 

Trajenta 5mg box    1.B2040.00 2.B1430.00

 

Lexapro 10 mg box   1.B1380.00   2.B1150.00

 

A saving after EMS B80 of B1260.00 pm per 28 days or B16380 per year

[garbolino]

On 8/9/2017 at 10:28 PM, digbeth said:

online and mail order medicine is actually illegal in Thailand, but if you have been to their store and they're providing a service by 'refilling' a prescription to a known client that has been diagnosed is okay, just calling them up and asking for certain medicine to be sent over is illegal as far as the law is concerned.

 

How much of these law is policed? the penalty is on the pharmacy not you so if it's convenient and cheap, I don't see why not.

 

A better source of shops that would 'refill' your prescription by mail is opposite Siriraj hospital in Bangkok, there are rows of them selling wholesale price

yu are correct about all the chemists near Siriraj......very competitive prices from most of them..I know because I used to go there every 3 months to the hospital for check ups

[JohnC]

On 12 August 2017 at 12:32 AM, SurfRider said:

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"S.C Pharmacy located on Rama4  in the section between Silom  and Suriwongse road"
 
I've been buying via E-mail from this pharmacy for over three years - never a problem.  Their prices are always lower than any I've found locally.
 
I've never personally been there, I use bank transfer to their account and the Meds arrive via EMS two days later.
 
Their eMail:  [email protected]
 

According to their website, permanently closed , no reply to e mails 

[MrJ]

58 minutes ago, JohnC said:

According to their website, permanently closed , no reply to e mails 

exactly what i do as well