Comments on: Drugstores (farmacias) in Costa Rica http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/ Rants from the Tropics Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:50:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ally http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-8054 Ally Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:58:24 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-8054 Does anyone know about Adderall? My insurance is no longer helping me with this much, so its costing me an arm and a leg....Will be traveling to costa rica next month...is that available? Does anyone know about Adderall? My insurance is no longer helping me with this much, so its costing me an arm and a leg….Will be traveling to costa rica next month…is that available?

]]> By: cricaran http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-8043 cricaran Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:24:35 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-8043 living in costa rica and running out of daily meds. can present some problems. yes, you can buy many prescription drugs over the counter however, some times the drugs are not available in the same strengths. sometimes you can double up or cut in half to accomodate your needs. if there are multiple drugs in one dose they may not be available at all. if you have caja (public health system) the line to pay is generally long. cash speaks quicker. narcotics are easier to get on street than from doctor. living in costa rica and running out of daily meds. can present some problems. yes, you can buy many prescription drugs over the counter however, some times the drugs are not available in the same strengths. sometimes you can double up or cut in half to accomodate your needs. if there are multiple drugs in one dose they may not be available at all. if you have caja (public health system) the line to pay is generally long. cash speaks quicker. narcotics are easier to get on street than from doctor.

]]> By: Darwin http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7547 Darwin Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:55:49 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7547 Being a pharmacist who works in a fairly large hospital in Southern California, I kind of cringe to hear stories like this. Not to knock the regentes for I am sure that they provide excellent quality care but I would hesitate to leave my health in the hands of someone less trained (for a lack of a better term). By the way, congrats on quitting smoking. Not too many people can say they stopped on first go around. Also, love your blog! Nothing like reading good material while at work! Being a pharmacist who works in a fairly large hospital in Southern California, I kind of cringe to hear stories like this. Not to knock the regentes for I am sure that they provide excellent quality care but I would hesitate to leave my health in the hands of someone less trained (for a lack of a better term). By the way, congrats on quitting smoking. Not too many people can say they stopped on first go around.

Also, love your blog! Nothing like reading good material while at work!

]]> By: Debbie http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7255 Debbie Wed, 16 May 2007 14:38:31 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7255 I am assuming nothing. I am just stating it is a possiblity for some of these people. No one is addressing my question...what do people who, for whatever reason, need some type of psychotropic medication do in Costa Rica? I admit the medications are over-prescribed in the US. However, I have seen lives saved by the addition of a medication(s) to treat depression,anxiety, bipolar disorder. I am assuming nothing. I am just stating it is a possiblity for some of these people. No one is addressing my question…what do people who, for whatever reason, need some type of psychotropic medication do in Costa Rica? I admit the medications are over-prescribed in the US. However, I have seen lives saved by the addition of a medication(s) to treat depression,anxiety, bipolar disorder.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7254 Tim Tue, 15 May 2007 19:50:48 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7254 You are presuming that those sleeping in the streets suffer from mental illness, a faulty presumption. I have had significant contact with them over the years and the issue is not (in general) their mental health. It is drugs, most often crack. You are presuming that those sleeping in the streets suffer from mental illness, a faulty presumption. I have had significant contact with them over the years and the issue is not (in general) their mental health. It is drugs, most often crack.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7250 Debbie Tue, 15 May 2007 14:06:39 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7250 I recently moved here from the USA, where medications such as anti-anxiety, psychotropic, antidepressant medications are readily available. Since I know mental illness is not contained to the USA, therefore I wonder what do mentally ill people do in Costa Rica? I wonder how many of the people I see sleeping in the streets may not be there had they had the medication. I recently moved here from the USA, where medications such as anti-anxiety, psychotropic, antidepressant medications are readily available. Since I know mental illness is not contained to the USA, therefore I wonder what do mentally ill people do in Costa Rica? I wonder how many of the people I see sleeping in the streets may not be there had they had the medication.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7182 Tim Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:58:11 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7182 As CAJA provides free drugs, there is not much if any undermedicating. As for the high test stuff... you still need a script for that stuff, and I am SURE the heavy stuff will NEVER be legalized. As CAJA provides free drugs, there is not much if any undermedicating.

As for the high test stuff… you still need a script for that stuff, and I am SURE the heavy stuff will NEVER be legalized.

]]> By: fred http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7181 fred Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:38:30 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-7181 Sounds somewhat like Mexico , in obtaining prescription drugs . I wonder if this is SOP for Latin American countries ? Seems that poverty would cause many people to 'undermedicate' and create super strains of some diseases , thinking especially of STDs . Are people able to buy powerful amphetamines, like they can in Germany ? Any word of other Latin American countries following in Mexico's footsteps on the legalization of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other narcotics ? The outcome will have global significance . Tim , thanks for the great site and blog :) Sounds somewhat like Mexico , in obtaining prescription drugs . I wonder if this is SOP
for Latin American countries ? Seems that poverty would cause many people to ‘undermedicate’ and create super strains of some diseases , thinking especially of STDs .
Are people able to buy powerful amphetamines, like they can in Germany ?

Any word of other Latin American countries
following in Mexico’s footsteps on the legalization of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other narcotics ? The outcome will
have global significance .

Tim , thanks for the great site and blog :)

]]> By: Tim http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-1958 Tim Sat, 04 Nov 2006 15:36:09 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-1958 Oh man are you ever right on that "just one more" thing. We are just like alcoholics... there is no such thing as "just one more". Obviously you suffered no ill effects, but in all that reading I did on Welbutrin, they make it pretty clear to NOT use the nicotine gum or patches while on the drug. Can do nasty stuff to your heart if you suffer from those problems. I mention this more for those others that may read this. Congrats to you too! Oh man are you ever right on that “just one more” thing. We are just like alcoholics… there is no such thing as “just one more”.

Obviously you suffered no ill effects, but in all that reading I did on Welbutrin, they make it pretty clear to NOT use the nicotine gum or patches while on the drug. Can do nasty stuff to your heart if you suffer from those problems. I mention this more for those others that may read this. Congrats to you too!

]]> By: jim vogt http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-1901 jim vogt Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:05:49 +0000 http://www.hisfault.com/2006/10/25/drugstores-farmacias-in-costa-rica/#comment-1901 Congrats on the quitting. Here was my formula. Welbutrin plus the patch plus nicotene gum as needed. Made it a breeze. I did this once before. Then I thought I could have just one ciggy. Big mistake. Had to start all over. You can not have just one. Congrats on the quitting. Here was my formula. Welbutrin plus the patch plus nicotene gum as needed. Made it a breeze. I did this once before. Then I thought I could have just one ciggy. Big mistake. Had to start all over. You can not have just one.

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