None of us are safe from the risk of picking up any infection, poisoning, and, in addition, and then the temperature … well, get sick This can especially occur with weakened immunity. in the early days of acclimatization in Thailand, all this can thoroughly spoil your rest. And can help you an ordinary first aid kit that you should have taken with you Thailand But if you forgot about this important baggage, you should not get upset because almost everything you need can be found in Pharmacies Pattaya.
Tip! Read also our material about Royal pharmacies of Thailand. In the article you will learn what drugs there are sold and their prices. And is it worth it to spend free time to find the necessary medicines in such places.
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Where to looking for?
There are so many Thai pharmacies in Pattaya that it’s hard to count on your fingers, you can even meet a Russian, located on North Road, near Tesco Lotus. Some are found in the form of supermarkets (for example, Watsons and Boots), others – small kiosks. You can practically find them. in any area of the city and even on the island of Koh Lan, but most often their can be found in Thai hypermarkets such as Big C and Tesco Lotus, Central Festival shopping centers, kiosks, inconspicuous and tourist streets (especially on Volkin Street Beach Road). Some of the necessary products can be found in grocery stores Seven-Eleven – from condoms to cough drops and paracetamol.
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As you can see, the pharmacy in Pattaya is not difficult to find, however, some of them will have a very poor assortment. Look for them, paying attention to signs like Pharmacy, Drugstore or Apotheke.
How to communicate and in what language?
The most difficult thing is to let the pharmacist know what your symptoms are. diseases and which drug you want to buy. Quite another thing if you are fluent in English since it is Almost all pharmacists speak. In this case he is you will not only understand, but also possibly give valuable advice.
But if it so happens that you do not speak English, You can use gestures or a Thai phrasebook, which, By the way, you can download it on your smartphone. However, the best option for communicating with the pharmacist will be a study or mark in his notebook certain words from the medical subject to not reach a situation in which you will accept absolutely unnecessary for you medication.
What can you meet?
The larger the pharmacy, the richer the range. medicinal products of good quality and affordable prices. In general, with a minor disease that does not require inpatient treatment, finding an effective medicine will not be labor. Moreover, many of the tools for you will be familiar. AT features it concerns international brands whose medicines found in pharmacy chains of most countries. For example, with confidence we can say that in pharmacies Pattaya can be found Panadol, Strepsils, Otrivin, Nurofen and many others.
From abrasions, you can meet the well-known iodine or 80% medical alcohol with the addition of some of the components, so it suits for external use only.
The choice of drugs in Thai pharmacies in Pattaya is worth to take into account that in the Russian Federation one cannot have one name, and in Thailand is completely different. Fortunately, his identification will help identical packaging with the same design and color gamma. However, not only the familiar label of the drug, but also matching name does not yet mean that it is buy. For example, petroleum jelly is not familiar to us. grease, this is the name of shampoo in Thailand. If you are good have English, better ask your pharmacist, maybe he will pick up something more effective for you. It happens, that foreign medicines are inferior in quality and price to Thai analogs.
To understand which medication you need, it’s best to purchase to study its composition. However, not worth it to get hung up, if you don’t understand anything, it’s better to rely knowledge of the pharmacist or the purchase of an already familiar medicine. what for antibiotics, in Thailand you cannot buy them without medical prescription. To do this, you have to pick up the Thai insurance and go with her to a medical facility.
How much do medications cost?
Do not think that the prices of medicines in pharmacies Pattaya much higher than Russian, this is another myth. It even happens that the same global drug will be worth much less there. Or the usual remedy that helps people with problem skin, will cost two to three times cheaper.
As for creams and gels, in the central pharmacies of Pattaya they can cost you more than the pharmacy kiosks. For example, Aloe Vera Gel gel in Tesco Lotus costs 150-220 baht, and in kiosks – 60 baht, it all depends on the manufacturer. However regardless from the price of gels, their composition from each other especially nothing is different.
