Going to a clinic or to a pharmacy?

Baldbenny 12 · Post by **Baldbenny 12** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:17 am

Hi everyone, I've just moved to Cambodia from the U.S. and am really enjoying it so far(and very much appreciate all of the helpful information on this forum!). I've almost run out of prescribed medication and need to refill my prescriptions. So my question is this, would it be better/cheaper to go to a clinic with a pharmacy and get written a prescription to fill at the clinic's pharmacy, or to just go to a pharmacy (I've heard you don't always need prescriptions)? My prescribed medicine is atorvasatin (lipitor) lisinopril and hydrocodone. Thanks for your help!

Yerg · Post by **Yerg** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:53 am

Baldbenny 12 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:17 am Hi everyone, I've just moved to Cambodia from the U.S. and am really enjoying it so far(and very much appreciate all of the helpful information on this forum!). I've almost run out of prescribed medication and need to refill my prescriptions. So my question is this, would it be better/cheaper to go to a clinic with a pharmacy and get written a prescription to fill at the clinic's pharmacy, or to just go to a pharmacy (I've heard you don't always need prescriptions)? My prescribed medicine is atorvasatin (lipitor) lisinopril and hydrocodone. Thanks for your help!

I can only speak for myself, I take statins and beta-blockers. I took the original box of my (western prescribed) medicine to the pharmacy in BKK1, and they pulled identical medicines from the shelf and I bought them. Before I moved back to the UK I bought 6 month's worth of each to save a fortune versus UK prescription prices.

explorer · Post by **explorer** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:03 am

If you know exactly what you need, just go to a pharmacy.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:28 am

Pharmacie de la gare has the best selection of genuine meds

You may need to substitute dicodin for the oxy

Clemen · Post by **Clemen** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:29 am

You can just go to a pharmacy.
Keep in mind that many (most?) medicine should be kept cooler than our usual daytime temperature, so if you go to a pharmacy that doesn't have air con it's possible that the medicine has not been stored correctly. Also always check expiration dates.
I have no personal experience with them but Pharmacy de la Gare gets good recommendations.

miciur · Post by **miciur** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:31 am

You can go to pharmacy, if you know what you need. I recommend Chan Penh Vong Pharmacy at corner of street 173 and Sihanouk blvd near Olympic market. There have rich assortment. Few staff member can speak English. This area have around 30-40 pharmacy. You can buy almost all medicine without any prescription ( include morphine HCl). La Gare expensive a bit but everyone speak English and assortment poorly a bit. If you go to clinic you need pay to doctor and they recommend you buy medicine in clinic’s pharmacy whereabout price of medicine higher with 30-60%.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:15 am

always check expiration dates and if possible buy imported meds, not ones made in Cambodia

Baldbenny 12 · Post by **Baldbenny 12** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:25 am

Thanks for the responses everyone. On your advice I went to Pharmacie La Gare and was able to get the lisinopril and atorvastin at a fairly decent price. They did not have hydrocodone but offered me oxycodone instead, although at quite a high price. Would it be cheaper to get it elsewhere, or if I went to a doctor? I've tried dicodin before and it made me quite nauseous.

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:30 am

The pharmacy next to Lucky supermarket on Sihanouk has a decent selection, has decent prices, and was recommended to me by Western doc's. De la Gare probably has the best selection, but sometimes prices are significantly higher than elsewhere.

If you buy, check the content of the box, check the expiration date on the strips (not just the box), and check the number of pills provided to you.

Don't count on any sound advice, a pharmacy in Cambodia is a supermarket for medicines. Their primary goal is to sell as many as possible, their primary goal isn't your health.

armchairlawyer · Post by **armchairlawyer** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:04 pm

The junction of streets 51 and 136 is Pharmacy Central in PP.
The ones on the corners of that junction on the Central Market side are particularly good. Atorvastatin 10mg is $2.40 for a box of 10. It is made by Getz in Pakistan. Lipidor is available at a higher price.
Those shops are busy so their stock turnover will be good.

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