Tablets Bought Seem Very Expensive!

Checkers


Joined: 28/04/2010
Posts: 57

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 16:20

We bought 2 different blood pressure tablets and it came to 45tl. This is only 1 month supply of each. Is this about right, only it seems a lot to pay. All replies welcome. Regards.

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 16:34

It depends on what tablets they are as some are very expensive while the old favourites are usually cheaper. It may also be possible to get a "generic" brand of your tablets EG Brufen is the trade name for Ibuprofen so you pay extra for the name. Ask your pharmacist if there is a generic available as this should save quite a bit of money - that goes for a lot of medications.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 16:35

Seems about right. The prices are under Government Price Control.



Richard

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 16:47

25mg Atenolol are 1.58TL for 28 tablets

hawkeye


Joined: 12/09/2010
Posts: 334

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 16:47

yep that is about what my husband has to pay for his.....amlokard, and rilace............Sue

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 16:59

My wife takes 3 different tablets for blood pressure and it costs around 35tl a month. As has been said it will depend on the type of tablet.



For comparison here is a list of medicine/drug charges in the RoC.

http://www.cyprusliving.org/drug.html

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 17:38

I have been prescribed various tablets ..

Varying from :-

Metformin 500mg .. 84 tablets .. 4.15TL

Plavix 75mg .. 28 tablets .. 79.47TL



I was previously prescribed & still taking Neurontin 600mg .. 50 tablets .. 55.28TL

I thought these a bit expensive, but was informed from a reliable source that in 2006 these same tablets in the UK would have cost £106 .. You lucky people on free prescriptions ..

biglugs


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 17:55

I take Coversyl 5mg,i have been taking these for 10 years ,here they cost me 25tl a month,but i must stay on them,approx £10 to keep my blood pressure under control not bad,but i must say in Turkey nearly half the price

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 17:59

Place your orders here! I'm back from Ankara 10th November and traveling light. Pick up point Girne Town.



Richard

Rob-b


Joined: 25/09/2010
Posts: 17

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 21:47

Try the chemist just after lapta starlings on the way from Girne to Lapta on the Left, she has good prices and speaks very good english

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 21:52

I Take crestor cost for 10mg 40.66 for 28, took antenanol but my chemist said that they do not have that or substitute so i nowhave rilace 10 . 20.19 per 28. richard will email you x

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 21:58

Liz

Okay, so long as no prescription is needed and that drugs are cheaper in Turkey as mentioned in Msg 8. Email your list and what the TRNC prices are so I can decide whether the saving is worthwhile.



Richard

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 22:00

thank you love, will do.

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 22:00

Lilli .. That is exactly what I pay for Crestor 10mg .. 40.66TL



Rob-b .. Message 10 .. You will find most of the tablets are government controlled ..



Bought Neurontin 600mg at Dipkarpas the same price as in Girne ..

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 22:02

mmmm, I see a market here for supplying! )

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 22:16

Bill

Always wanted to be a drug dealer, the import/export industry has great fascination to me!!!



Richard

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 22:22

Oh Brins am I going to have my own drug runner xxx