Prescription medicines

Raymond Kamma17 · 2023-06-19T06:29:24+02:00

Aussie pensioners in Thailand discuss accessing prescription medications via the PBS, sharing tips on affordable heart meds and navigating the health system.

Raymond Kamma17 New member

Member since 01 October 2022

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.聽 Cheers.

Leeds forever! ViP

Member since 22 June 2021

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

Member since 20 November 2021

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.