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Medicine in Spain

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    #62
    SteM
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    crazygeryy wrote: »
    and for those of you interested.pharmacyfirst.co.uk accept irish prescriptions online.i rang them and asked.

    Their website says

    Under UK law we are only able to dispense prescriptions written by practitioners who are registered in the UK.


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    #63
    L1011
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    crazygeryy wrote: »
    your the one that said id get a nasty letter if it was intercepted?

    surely they have to notify you if they are confiscating stuff that is belong to you be it legal or illegal?

    are you sure you know what your talking about?

    You seem to have trouble following simple points.

    You'll be contacted by the IMB, but the product will also be destroyed.


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    #64
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Miike wrote: »
    I bought 500 ibuprofen for €6 online the other day. SHOCKING the price I'd pay in somewhere like boots. A family member of mine was recently in Canada and bought the exact same ibuprofen for $3,60. We got robbed in this country!

    from where?


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    #65
    Tar.Aldarion
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    unkel wrote: »
    Bought some generic stuff like aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. from a big UK web pharmacy in bulk. Cost €45. The same stuff from a boots shop here would have been about €500...

    which ibuprofen did you get?


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    #66
    crazygeryy
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    SteM wrote: »
    Their website says

    Under UK law we are only able to dispense prescriptions written by practitioners who are registered in the UK.

    i rang them and they said as long as it was a valid european prescription they would accept it.you fax it to them first they ok it and then you send them the real one.maybe the lady thought i lived in NI.?


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    #67
    crazygeryy
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    MYOB wrote: »

    You'll be contacted by the IMB, but the product will also be destroyed.

    that is not what you said to begin with.
    If it is intercepted, you aren't getting it - it'll be destroyed and you'll have no input in to the matter.

    again im saying im sure they have to notify you when they are destroying/confiscating stuff that you have purchased.

    im sure you can follow that, you seem like an intelligent chap/chapette.


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    #68
    shrapnel222
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    which ibuprofen did you get?

    at a guess, i'd say these?

    ibuprofen


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    #69
    L1011
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    crazygeryy wrote: »
    that is not what you said to begin with.

    Yes it is. Please actually read my posts.
    crazygeryy wrote: »
    again im saying im sure they have to notify you when they are destroying/confiscating stuff that you have purchased.

    Customs are entitled to destroy without notification anything which is illegal to bring in to the country.

    Take a look for the thread-a-week or more on here where people complain about being told their fake watches/sunglasses were destroyed.
    Prior notification only applies to items where you can pay to have them imported or forfeit them; you have no other option in this case.


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    #70
    Technique
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    I believe that you can claim these against income tax as medical expenses if you keep your receipts as long as they're bought in anothee EU country.


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    #71
    daheff
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    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    You can get generics in ireland but they cost multiples of what they do in other eu states


    you are misunderstanding my point. I know people can buy generics in Ireland, but my understanding of the OP was that the OP does not purchase generics in Ireland, but yet will do so in Spain, so isnt really comparing like for like prices.


    ***I'm not disputing the fact that we pay way more for medicines here


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    #72
    former legend
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    fizzoo12 wrote: »
    I was in Portugal in early June, I was enquired about Zoton antacid tabs, they didn't stock them but offered me an alternative generic one named Omeprezol Zentiva 20mg. I got 6 boxes of 56 capsules @E 3.90 a box, unbelievable price as my Zoton were 48 Euro for 28 here in Ireland. The only problem was that they didn't have fast relief tabs but still I am using these ever since and they work perfectly. I'll be doing more shopping later in the year .....

    Leaving the prices aside, they're two different medicines!

    Zoton = lansoprazole
    Omeprezol Zentiva = omeprazole

    The pharmacy is therefore either a) incompetent by giving you the wrong stuff or b) illegally giving you prescription-only meds without a prescription (and possibly both).

    Great deal!


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    #73
    scudzilla
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    Went to the Doctors a few years back (50quid) as i needed some anti-biotics (Amoxycillin), i knew exactly what i wanted as had an ear infection and had the same years before in Wales, he prescribed them and i think it cost around 5euro for a 7 day course from the pharmacy.

    Was in Greece a month later, popped into a pharmacy and bought 4 boxes at 4euro a box, no prescription needed and always handy to have in.

    Always stock up now when over there


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    #74
    keithclancy
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    scudzilla wrote: »
    Was in Greece a month later, popped into a pharmacy and bought 4 boxes at 4euro a box, no prescription needed and always handy to have in.

    Always stock up now when over there

    Taking antibiotics on a regular basis defeats the purpose of taking antibiotics in the first place.


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    #75
    L1011
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    former legend wrote: »
    Leaving the prices aside, they're two different medicines!

    Zoton = lansoprazole
    Omeprezol Zentiva = omeprazole

    The pharmacy is therefore either a) incompetent by giving you the wrong stuff or b) illegally giving you prescription-only meds without a prescription (and possibly both).

    Great deal!

    on b:, I'd hazard a guess they're both OTC in Portugal.


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    #76
    former legend
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    MYOB wrote: »
    on b:, I'd hazard a guess they're both OTC in Portugal.

    Nah, checked it out, they're both prescription-only.


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    #77
    L1011
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    former legend wrote: »
    Nah, checked it out, they're both prescription-only.

    Ah, we're not the only country with an incredibly tight lock on them then.


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    #78
    [Deleted User]
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    crazygeryy wrote: »
    are you sure about that?id like to know where you get your info from please?
    i do it all the time.
    and for those of you interested.pharmacyfirst.co.uk accept irish prescriptions online.i rang them and asked.

    That's completely illegal. you should tell your local pharmacist. They will pass the information onto the GPhC.


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    #79
    [Deleted User]
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    shrapnel222 wrote: »
    at a guess, i'd say these?

    ibuprofen

    Speaking as a pharmacist. If somebody came into the pharmacy looking for 500 ibuprofen. I would not allow them to be dispensed as I would be concerned why they want 500 ibuprofen and also, the maximum amount of ibuprofen to be dispensed is 32.


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    #80
    Kurtosis
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    MYOB wrote: »
    Ah, we're not the only country with an incredibly tight lock on them then.

    Pantoprazole, another PPI, is available here OTC under the brand name Pantoloc Control among others (and across the EU I believe, it was licensed by the EMA).


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    #81
    [Deleted User]
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    MYOB wrote: »
    Ah, we're not the only country with an incredibly tight lock on them then.

    Long term use of a proton pump inhibitor is to be avoided as it can lead to osteoporosis or can be masking the symptoms of gastric cancer/oesphagitis. If you find yourself using a polpi for more than a month Oct. You should contact your doctor, especially if you are over 40.


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    #82
    L1011
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Long term use of a proton pump inhibitor is to be avoided as it can lead to osteoporosis or can be masking the symptoms of gastric cancer/oesphagitis. If you find yourself using a polpi for more than a month Oct. You should contact your doctor, especially if you are over 40.

    Huge amount of OTC meds are dangerous for long-term use, though.


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    #83
    Karl Stein
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    MYOB wrote: »
    Huge amount of OTC meds are dangerous for long-term use, though.

    It's a good thing we have you guys to protect us from ourselves. I guess we're just not as bright as the Spanish and Greeks when it comes to OTC medicines.


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    #84
    scudzilla
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    keithclancy wrote: »
    Taking antibiotics on a regular basis defeats the purpose of taking antibiotics in the first place.

    I never take them on a regular basis, just when i need them, maybe once or twice a year, if that. Just found it handy to have them in and at 3/4quid a packet


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    #85
    jive
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    So much ignorance in this thread and not even a bargain alert. Should have been locked 5 pages ago.


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    #86
    milltown
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    penguin88 wrote: »
    Pantoprazole, another PPI, is available here OTC under the brand name Pantoloc Control among others (and across the EU I believe, it was licensed by the EMA).

    On a similar note; while on holidays in Florida this year I was wandering through Walmart and something caught my eye on the end of one of the aisles. Hanging on the corner of a shelf, not even near the in-store pharmacy, was a display box with slow release 20mg Omeprazole tablets at $6 for 28. I get these, as Losecs, every month on prescription at a price of around €26.


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    #87
    L1011
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    Cathal Cloch wrote: »
    It's a good thing we have you guys to protect us from ourselves. I guess we're just not as bright as the Spanish and Greeks when it comes to OTC medicines.

    You appear to have wildly misinterpreted my post.


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    #88
    The_Conductor
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    SteM wrote: »
    Their website says

    Under UK law we are only able to dispense prescriptions written by practitioners who are registered in the UK.

    Most Irish GPs are also UK registered (a lot of the refresher training is up North- and they need to be dual registered for this purpose alone). Some doctors practising here aren't- but I'm guessing they're in a minority.


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    #89
    The_Conductor
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Speaking as a pharmacist. If somebody came into the pharmacy looking for 500 ibuprofen. I would not allow them to be dispensed as I would be concerned why they want 500 ibuprofen and also, the maximum amount of ibuprofen to be dispensed is 32.

    I'm on a prescription for 100 600Mg Brufen per month- I've never had any issue having them dispensed in an Irish pharmacy- occasionally they have to ordered in, as they're not a regular prescription. I used be given a plastic box with 100 in it- now its blister packs- I swear the packaging must cost a fortune.

    I try to keep my expenditure to a minimum- I've two young children- I don't have money to spare, I don't have a medical card- and I certainly don't have 140 a month to spare for medication (often I do without- I simply can't afford it).


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    #90
    [Deleted User]
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    Cathal Cloch wrote: »
    It's a good thing we have you guys to protect us from ourselves. I guess we're just not as bright as the Spanish and Greeks when it comes to OTC medicines.

    You'd be surprised. I had a person who came in who thought his girlfriend was cheating on him because she had thrush.


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    #91
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    MYOB wrote: »
    Huge amount of OTC oilmeds are dangerous for long-term use, though.

    You should not be otc medication long term. In that case, you are only treating the symptom, not the underlying condition.


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