Medicine
I'm in Thailand, I go to Cambodia to get medicine because it's much cheaper there.My problem is insomnia; I need Stilnox & Seroquel.
In Cambodia, Stilnox costs $15; the same amount in Thailand costs around 3,000 Baht, if memory serves.
I usually go to a pharmacy in P.P., but if anyone knows of a pharmacy in Koh Kong that offers the same prices as the one in P.P., it would be great to shorten my trip.
Can anyone advise me?
Thanks!
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Problem with a lot of medicines in Cambodia being fake (figure I see bandied around is 30% though that probably depends on the type of drug) and I doubt if any pharmacies in Koh Kong would be particularly reputable though I don't have first hand experience. Stilnox is actually a brand name for the drug zolpidem. Have you checked if there are cheaper or generic versions available in Thailand?2
Agree with uomo, except 30% counterfeit is way low. This from Smithsonian in 2009:Between 1999 and 2003, medical researchers conducted two surveys in which they randomly purchased artesunate from pharmacies in Cambodia, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The volume of fake pills rose from 38 percent to 53 percent.
Note that this is for an antimalarial, but safe to say sleepers, benzos, pain meds, and other popular items are at a high rate o fake.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Prescription-for-Murder.html
