Flixonase Allergy relief

mcaul

I'm in the unfortunate position of having to use Flixonase year round and just got pissed off payiong €13 each couple of weeks for a tiny bottle of it in the local chemist (same price everywhere)

Found out that in NZ & Oz it is sold in double capacity bottles for less than a half size bottle here!

So checked out a few different online pharmacies (real ones!!) and this one was best price - http://www.overseas-online-pharmacy.com/index.cfm and do free shipping world wide.

Ordered on Saturday 16th June and it arrived today - total cost $40 incl. shipping for 3 large bottles (they charge in US dollars) - about €30. Same amount over here would cost €78!!!!


Seems its just a regular chemist in downtown Christchurch who has realised that some over the counter medicines are over priced elsewhere and simply set up a website - they don't sell any prescription medicines to non-NZ residents.

No import restrictions on anything as all items have european over the counter approval

Doodlebug

From the site: Shipping Costs
Overseas Online Pharmacy offers free Worldwide Delivery on all orders.

This sounds like a great find! Even for things like Nurofen, etc.

I think the thread on cheap meds sounds good too (even if it is a bit on the suspicious side that the guy has very few posts!)

I would definitely use it for regular OTC medicines anyway.

5h4mr0(k

If you need it get a repeat prescription from your GP. You can claim the cost of of prescription medicine back at the end of the year against your tax.

Hmm_Messiah

Any monthly expenditure over 85.00 is reclaimable in full each month on the drug repayment scheme, other wise there is a tax relief for med expenses over 125.00 for single person, 250.00 for a family .

Doodlebug

Hmm_Messiah wrote:

Any monthly expenditure over 85.00 is reclaimable in full each month on the drug repayment scheme, other wise there is a tax relief for med expenses over 125.00 for single person, 250.00 for a family .

Thats true - and many people still do not use that scheme!

But for non-prescription medicine the site mentioned above does look very good IMHO.

chump

Doodlebug wrote:

Thats true - and many people still do not use that scheme!

But for non-prescription medicine the site mentioned above does look very good IMHO.

Tax relief is at 20% - ie. miserable

I also believe the 125/250 thing was scrapped in last budget? [can't find any confirmation of this - must be wrong!]

parsi

chump wrote:

Tax relief is at 20% - ie. miserable

I also believe the 125/250 thing was scrapped in last budget? [can't find any confirmation of this - must be wrong!]

The relief is at your highest rate of tax - so if you pay higher rate you'll get relief at higher rate.

I'm sure it's a much underused scheme but yet the Revenue are very up-front and its advertised year after year...

chump

parsi wrote:

The relief is at your highest rate of tax - so if you pay higher rate you'll get relief at higher rate.

I'm sure it's a much underused scheme but yet the Revenue are very up-front and its advertised year after year...

yea 20% for a low earner like me - opps
Shame it cant be all written off

ruprect

I got 1000 hayfever tabs years back for about €30, think €30 would get you about 100 here.