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I got your message, John, but unfortunately, you didn't give me an email address to respond so I need to "post" on the forum. Sorry about that:
1) You can bring prescription drugs and/or a prescription from your USA doc.
HOWEVER, any prescription for a drug that is listed as a narcotic will not be honored in Nicaragua. My roommate did bring a narcotic cough syrup with her, in her luggage but could not get the prescription filled here in Nica without doing a LOT of tap dancing with MINSA (regulator of imports etc ... more or less).
To find out which of your prescriptions can be filled in Nica, there are three places I have used for such information. Just remember ... they may use the Central American / South American version of your drug and may have to look up / cross reference your drug. For that reason, I like to use email. Need your drug's name, dosage (i.e., 20 mg), method of delivery (i.e., tablet, capsule etc) and the frequency (1x/day or 2x/day etc) If you have all that information ready, your experiences should be pretty positive.
(1) Metropolitano Hospital (Pella) (Managua)
Medical Tourism Manager: Arlen Perez
aperez@metropolitano.com.ni
cell 505-8464-0084
US phone 305-396-2351
I didn't have all of the above information when I first came. This is the courtesy of Darrell Bushnell who writes the Nica Nuggets Newsletter.
(2) Family Value Farmacia (Managua)
jhorney@fvalue.biz
Senor Horney does speak some English and he and I have emailed back n' forth with good success.
(3) Oziris Farmacia (Matagalpa)
Owner/Pharmacist:
Stewart Schriber
A Canadian that is bi-lingual
505-8833-8637
farmaciaoziriscentral@hotmail.com
That should get you started.

Good Luck to You!
Linda

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Sorry, Your PM was close enough to give me a rough idea. Thank you, by the way my name is Allan , my friend noticed my name on the site and said everyone must think you are a drunk, when in reality I rarely drink, it is just the first 2 letters of my first and last names , I will PM my email now

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