Prescription medicines

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Raymond Kamma17New member19 June 2023 04:29:24

Hi, Any Aussie pensioners out there know about getting prescription medication. through Australian PBS. Paying a lot for heart medication. Can get same in aus. For next to nothing. Cheers.

Leeds forever! ViP

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Leeds forever!ViP19 June 2023 04:34:13

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Hi, Any Aussie pensioners out there know about getting prescription medication. through Australian PBS. Paying a lot for heart medication. Can get same in aus. For next to nothing. Cheers.
-@Raymond Kamma17

Why don't you ask Australian PBS?

Maxi Mari Contributor

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Maxi MariContributor20 June 2023 03:02:52

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@Raymond Kamma17 if the need of medicines is for long time and expensive then just calculate and compare if what you pay for one year medicines is higher than a flight ticket back to AUS. then consider to go make a stock and come back Thailand with it in your bag.

Or try at a Thai public hospital and meet a doctor that after a short interview can prescribe and provide the medicines from hospital's pharmacy directly.

Other possibility if you stay in Bangkok, get to Siriraj (pron.: sirirat) hospital area and just opposite there is the Diamond pharmacy which is a very big one and has any kind and ask the price.

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