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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Twisted Evil Where can I find a summary of all the topics that keep cropping up time after time?


You have to get a mini bus from Hua Hin to Bangkok and you find it posted on Bayoke Tower just where the minibus stops.

You can catch the mini bus in Cha Am by getting a mate to phone you when one has left Hua Hin and then 20 minutes later stand in the fast lane of Petchakasem with your hand outstretched.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. It seems to me that if in doubt and it is an item I really cannot do without bring it with me (female logic)


If you are of retirement age and on any regular medication, you may want to look at bringing a supply with you. One particular med that I am supposed to take is just on 5 times the price here, and that for only half the prescribed strength. One other is not available at all, as it was only recently approved in Australia. I have not been able to find a common 100 mg asprin here, although 80 mg is available and a reasonable price. Like everything else, you need to be careful of what and where you buy medications. The bigger hospitals have most modern drugs, but if they are imported then you may not be able to afford them long term. Cheers
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you Nereus for your advice. I have been in touch with the San Paulo hospital about medication and cost. Although I have seen a number of derogatory articles about this hospital, I must give credit where credit is due, the staff were extremely helpful about my enquiries and even emailed me with details of the medication they are able to supply and the cost.

Have you ever considered buying medication over the net - I have not made any real enquiries about this method but wondered if you have come across it ?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
janeria wrote:
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Have you ever considered buying medication over the net - I have not made any real enquiries about this method but wondered if you have come across it ?


No, I personally have not looked into this. I have seen some advertisements which state, "cannot ship to Thailand". I think that you would have to look into it very closely regarding the "import". There are bound to be laws covering it, and probably taxes to pay. My main concern is the long term cost of some imported drugs that are available here. As an example: 80 mg Lipitor cost me 28 Baht / tablet in Australia; here the best I could find was 110 Baht for one 40 mg tablet---with the comment "you can take two"! It is just something else that you need to factor in that is easy to overlook. Cheers
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Suggest starting new threads here, this one is for common topics only.
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Brilliant, helps a great deal
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I have been reading the forums for several years so thought it was about time I introduced myself.
As a twice yearly visitor to Hua Hin its good to hear all the up to date news and to keep abreast of the changes through the forums.
Keep up the good work.
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Hi and welcome to the board bluke.
Stay tuned and keep on posting.
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Thanks for consolidating all this info!
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