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@billdimmett

Hi.

Not knowing what your meds are, I can only tell you what I do.  I buy locally.

I find most meds in Southeast Asia are available over the counter w/o a prescription and are fairly cheap. That said, if you have "special" medication then that's a different story.

I realize it can add up if you must medicate every single day.

Sending meds from overseas is way more expensive. Even if you have to get a local prescription.

Hi

I'm not a vet nor American. But I can tell you about buying from neighbouring countries. I'm a 75-year-old Australian with a house in Baguio.

In Australia public hospital and GPs are free. Medical specialists are generally partly free. If you pay into a health medical fund and depending the level of cover you can have private hospital and prescription reading glasses paid, some or all of your medical specialist and dental paid. That's it roughly in a nutshell. But that left me with a problem. 10 years ago I bought my CPAP machine for sleep apnia in the US for half price. Point: Not everything medical in the country you live in is the most economical.

7 years ago I got 7 dental implants and all root canal and all crown in India for about USD 9K, and that's with the new technology and not the more than 50-year-old technology with plenty of blood and pain and only guaranteed for 10 years (I have lifetime guarantee). My dentist in Sydney said it would cost at least USD 70K here. No health fund here covers dental implants because it's considered cosmetic and I wasn't prepared to spend the cost of a house in the Philippines. So my Australian friend who has been to the Philippines multiple times and had a few dental implants done there said his implants costs were double, decided to go to India the following year, had all his teeth pulled out and started afresh because they are much better fitting all done at once and all on the one trip. Cost about USD 25K. I'll be returning to India in 2-3 months to do the rest of the teeth. Put some extra hairs on my head at the same time. It’s also cosmetic. Hahaha.

Most pharmaceuticals are manufactured in India and supplied to the rest of the world. Don't be fooled by the label. For example, just because the label on Ozempic says made by Novo Nordisk in Belgium doesn't necessarily mean that the actual fluid in the syringe that you put in your body was made in Belgium. That's why I'll be picking up a good supply of it over the counter (without prescription) in India and at half the USD 100 local price for 4 weekly injections which has not been available here for about 6 months because all the overweight and obese community here have discovered it's the best thing so stocks have run out and diabetics for which it was meant for can't get any. And the price for Ozempic in the Philippines is about USD 150. Lesson: Just because the Philippines is a poor country with cheap labour doesn’t mean everything is cheaper than the US or Australia or is the same as other SE Asian countries.

I don’t know what your meds are but I suggest if you want to save a buck then do your homework.

Suggestion: To give you an idea if you can buy in India do a Google search on indiamart. You may get a number of interested suppliers but only deal with big reputable companies. Good luck!

@billdimmett

Hey Nightfish,

Something you would like to add?

Kindly re post your message, please.

Thank you,

Cheryl

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@Ivan Cristante Good for you, aged 75 getting dental implants! Is it really worth it, considering age, state of teeth, and general health? I take it these are endosteal implants with titanium posts? Need enough bone mass to handle them. Most of my molars are crowns/root canal. Implants in the US around $5-10k per tooth. I was looking into it for wife.

Ivan kindly writes, "Hi I'm a 75-year-old Australian with a house in Baguio .. In Australia, public hospital and GPs are free ... Ozempic .. I'll be picking up a good supply of it over the counter (without prescription) in India and at half the USD 100 local price for 4 weekly injections which has not been available here for about 6 months because all the overweight and obese community here have discovered it's the best thing so stocks have run out and diabetics for which it was meant for can't get any. And the price for Ozempic in the Philippines is about USD 150 .. I don’t know what your meds are but I suggest if you want to save a buck then do your homework.. but only deal with big reputable companies. Good luck! -@Ivan Cristante`

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Thanks Ivan for your interesting post, and good advice.

Also an Aussie and so agree, "In Australia, public hospital and GPs are free."

Also agree about Ozempic. For most folk, it's a world-changing weight-loss drug.

My Aussie GP prescribed Ozempic for 3 months. It's on Medicare, so AU$18 all-up.

Absolutely amazing! Pick a target weight, and you easily get there, and stay there.

But in Australia it's now unobtainable until March 2023. You found a great deal

@PalawOne Does it have side effects? I'm curious. I could lose a few pounds

Hi Filamretire,

Briefly, my doctor prescribed a course of Ozempic to be taken once a week, with a self-administered injection, for three months. During these three months of once-weekly injections I experienced no side effects what-so-ever.

However, one soon finds you simply do not feel hungry at all, and very little food easily satisfies. It's astonishing how quick and easy Ozempic makes loosing, and keeping-off, any amount of your body weight.

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Thanks to all for you help and suggestions. I'm placing an order with Lazada for my 2 medications, and I'll see if the Veterans Clinic can give me a longer supply next time I'm in the US or Guam to bring back with me.

Are you service connected veteran?

I am. And they cover my medicine.  Even 81mg aspirin.  Talk to your doctor. 

Are you service connected veteran?
I am. And they cover my medicine. Even 81mg aspirin. Talk to your doctor.
-@Dwsses12

I bought 1,000 81 mg on Amazon some time ago, I needed a prescription from a Philippine Doctor saying 1,000 at 81 mg for customs to allow delivery.

Aspirins in the Philippines require a Doctors prescription.