medical and visa info

@jdl3gi588

Hello Jim,

Welcome on board !

While waiting for members to guide you, feel free to have a look at the housing ads posted under the Housing in Siem Reap section.

You may also create your own "looking for" advert in the Cambodia housing section to receive offers.

All the best

Bhavna

You can get what you want over the counter at most pharmacy or there unbranded equivalent 

@jdl3gi588

Don't buy meds in hospitals, go to one of the many pharmacies that supply various products.

If you land in Phnom Penh you could visit Pharmacy de la Gare, before heading to Siem reap or SHV.

Also take a month's supply of meds with you so you don't get in time pressure.

Cheers.

Joe

Hi Jim, yes, you get get just about any medication in pharmacies here without a prescription. I am not sure about Ambien, but there are plenty of equivalents such as Paderyl which is codeine based. I also have afib and I take Atenolol and Rivaxo which I pick up from my local pharmacy, Preah Vihear Pharmacy.

If you are not sure, you can go to a local medical clinic where a doctor will give an initial prescription, after that just get it OTC.

Thanks for replies about meds, If I use a hospital and get paid receipts I can get reimbursed 75 percent from my  military insurance. Which is best travel agency to get visa extended to 12 months?

@everyone

Good morning to you from Springfield, Missouri USA. Thank you for the replies, It is 8:40 in the morning here. Do you know which travel agency is most used by expats to extend visa on arrival to er   visa for one year?

Take care

Jim

@jdl3gi588

Ive found some normal necessities such as pharmacy items, blood tests and urinalysis when need, are much faster, much cheaper, and just as good of quality in Siem Reap as in the USA or other countries.