terpsma
1/19/2016 15:44 EST
I am asking viewers of this forum about prescription medications from the US. I need to know if they can be shipped in or does one need to bring in with ones luggage. Are there any restrictions I should be aware of. Thank you.
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novato1953
1/19/2016 18:27 EST
Anyone who may know can't tell you without knowing what drugs you're talking about.
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withoutego
1/19/2016 19:25 EST
Every year I bring back from the states a three month supply of the two meds I take for HT and arrhythmia.
They're slightly cheaper at Walmart. After they get used up I switch to locally sourced drugs.
I also bring enough aspirin for nine months. The fish oil caps are much cheaper in the states. I try to balance the usage rate with the use by date.
Never had a problem at customs but I usually pack the prescription and receipt with the meds just in case.
Other people here may ship stuff in. I imagine they will give you their experience too.
What drugs specifically? Might be folks here who take them too. They can best respond with the assurance you want.
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MovingOut
1/21/2016 10:15 EST
I have my MD in the USA write prescriptions for a full year supply. I pay for the Rx directly so there is no insurance company restrictions to 90-day supply. For my Rx (diabetes & HT) I found Costco to be the least expensive.
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MovingOut
1/21/2016 10:24 EST
Forgot to add that I bring in the Rx in my suitcase and have a copy of the prescriptions and pharmacy receipt with them in case. Never been questioned by customs.
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chriswright
1/21/2016 10:34 EST
We arrived in Ecuador in August. I have the RX's but haven't used. We just took our bottle of meds to the pharmacy and have gotten them filled. The exception being one med they don't have here. Make sure the bottles show the generic name of your med. We just got one of my husbands insulin pens refilled which was no more expensive than buying a bottle of insulin, plus they included the special needles for the pen. It would also be worth the time and effort to find out the generic name of your meds in Spanish. Another thing that happened is that I have a dose of one med that they didn't have, however the tablet they did have is scored so I can break in half for the right dose.
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movielvr
2/4/2016 22:09 EST
Hi...its My understanding that low-cost health care through Ecuadorian government is available to those with a resident visa. Is this the case ? I'm led to belie this includes medications. Is there a reason not to avail oneself of this? Really like to know.
thanks!
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chriswright
2/5/2016 10:57 EST
We just had our first appointment at IESS. We were able to get most of our meds at the farmacia there at no cost. They may prescribe another generic equivalent if that is OK with you. However, if you choose not to change or your med is not included in the IESS formulary you can get them at a farmacia. The other however is that they may not have some newer meds either at IESS or farmacias, then you will have to decide what to do about those.
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