Cost and availability of medication in TRNC

dunminning


Joined: 05/11/2008
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
05/11/2008 19:33

Hi

coming out for good in January and would welcome info re above. cost of general prescribed medication availability and recommendation of good

pharmacy in the Lapta area.

Thanks

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
05/11/2008 19:56

most medication is 10 ytl thats a lot cheaper than a pescription in the UK, last time I was their 2 weeks a go I had an ear infection and bought antibiotics over the counter, I use the chemist in Girne.

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
06/11/2008 00:06

Availability is quite good. They will order it in for you if they do not stock anything. Cost can be quite expensive depending on your prescription. I have to find 575YTL every month for mine. Going to start going back to UK where my scripts are free and can get 2 months at a time. It works out cheeper to go back.

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
06/11/2008 08:11

If you are looking for all medicals near Alsancak or Lapta are, go to the Pharmacy near the Bay of Bengal restaurant, in a group of shops between the new Starling and Green Holiday Village. Can't remeber the name, but someone will post it I'm sure.

Very good shop, and all pharmaceutical there have the official Govmt price tags as prices in NC are regulated and Govmt prescribed.

I know of a couple of poeple buying in town who have been over charged, probably people thinking they were tourists.

If there is not official sticker on it, do not buy.

puppylover



Joined: 05/05/2008
Posts: 1427

Message Posted:
06/11/2008 08:23

brian24001



The pharmacy is called Aydin. Will give advice on the phone if needed.....0533 871 4407.

Hatice the owner speaks excellent English and really is very helpful.



Have to agree with you in regards to your comments...very good.

My hubby and I take an antistimine tablet daily and were buying them in Girne....box of 10 for 3.12YTL.

In Aydin they are 1.68YTL for a box of 20.

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
06/11/2008 10:03

Not only are the prescription drugs readily available at reasonable prices, both

my daughter and I have needed hospital treatment since we've been on this beautiful Island.

We both were treated very efficiently, I phoned the doctor, and within an hour

was in a hopital bed with tests being carried out.

Much the same in my daughters case.

The cost was very reasonable too.

Hope this puts your mind at rest, and good luck with your move.