grumpygit
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Please can anyone out in the Med advise me in obtaining Salbutamol (Ventolin) without prescription ?
Inhalers abroad please
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telford_mike
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You can get it in the Apothek by the main quay in Mahon. I think it was about €100 though.
MatthewKing
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In Spain you can get it over the counter at any pharmacist for about €5-€6 per inhaler without prescription, on an related note you can also get antibiotics over the counter which can be handy.
charles_reed
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OK Spain, Greece.
Not possible France, Italy without medic's script.
Not available Tunisia, Croatia (or perhaps different generic name).
Don't know about the others.
Not possible France, Italy without medic's script.
Not available Tunisia, Croatia (or perhaps different generic name).
Don't know about the others.
Flossdog
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Confirm Spain, Greece, Cyprus and most of countries in Middle East, sold over the counter
JamesFrance
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In France you should be able to have a consultation with a GP for 22€ so as to obtain a prescription. If you have a European health card you can be refunded all but a Euro of that and 60% of the cost of most medicines, with a lower percentage for unnecessary ones.
charles_reed
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Merely answering the man\'s
question, James.
He could take a pack of his own scripts and sign them and get it, probably with a professional discount, if he's a registered medical practitioner.
question, James.
He could take a pack of his own scripts and sign them and get it, probably with a professional discount, if he's a registered medical practitioner.
JamesFrance
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Re: Merely answering the man\'s
I don't know the rules Charles. There is no standard prescription form as in Britain, a French doctor simply writes out an order on his printed notepaper and they do not give their qualifications, just a description such as Medicin General. At the chemist everything is computerised, so maybe some check is made centrally.
I don't know the rules Charles. There is no standard prescription form as in Britain, a French doctor simply writes out an order on his printed notepaper and they do not give their qualifications, just a description such as Medicin General. At the chemist everything is computerised, so maybe some check is made centrally.
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Not possible France, Italy without medic's script.
[/ QUOTE ]Italy, Fiumicino, no problems without a script. I buy three Ventolins at a time. France, Cannes, they shrugged and sold them to me. €4 or €5. Spain, like Italy. Italy and Spain I buy antibiotics OTC no script. Can't easily buy generic Ibuprofen or Paracetamol -- only the expensive small branded packs are for General Sale. But when you know the pharmacy you can /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Codeine painkillers OK in Spain and France but they call the drug squad if you even say the 'C' word in Italy. Go figure.
Not possible France, Italy without medic's script.
[/ QUOTE ]Italy, Fiumicino, no problems without a script. I buy three Ventolins at a time. France, Cannes, they shrugged and sold them to me. €4 or €5. Spain, like Italy. Italy and Spain I buy antibiotics OTC no script. Can't easily buy generic Ibuprofen or Paracetamol -- only the expensive small branded packs are for General Sale. But when you know the pharmacy you can /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Codeine painkillers OK in Spain and France but they call the drug squad if you even say the 'C' word in Italy. Go figure.
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