getting painkillers here

dailoukat


Joined: 12/03/2011
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 18:06

can you get anything like cocodemol here my husband is recovering from a broken leg and is not allowed anti inflamatories and paracetamol is not enough

CarrieRBag



Joined: 23/12/2008
Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 18:20

Go to a chemist, they have most stuff and are very helpful

dailoukat


Joined: 12/03/2011
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 18:29

no at the chemists there may be hundreds of different brands but there are either paracetomol based or nsaids based which are the ones you cant have for broken bones has anybody got a private clinic they use that will write a prescription the one i went to wanted 160 tl to write one

roisin


Joined: 19/03/2009
Posts: 358

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 18:46

co codamol is paracetamol and codeine combined. if you have a packet of what your husband is using take it to the pharmacy. they can look at the ingredients and give you the equivalant

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 18:48

I have tried to get Co-codamol in TRNC before and have been told by the pharmacists that they do not sell it over the counter.

Ailletoo


Joined: 24/01/2009
Posts: 1003

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 19:15

Tramadol does not have paracetamol in them and you can buy them over the counter.

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 19:37

You have to go to a doctor to get a prescription, and the cost should just be the cost of a visit to the doctor, and then of course you have to pay for them at the chemist. The chemists are beginning to tighten up on what you can buy over the counter.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 20:27

message1,



Voltarol (Diclofenic Sodium) is used in the UK for pain following a fracture and with paracetamol for breakthrough pain. It cannot be taken by asthmatics or anyone with a history of stomach problems. What was the reason given here for not recommending this for your husband?



Also not sure if this still stands but you used to be able to buy co-codamol 8/500 over the counter here but not the stronger version 30/500 which was often know as Kapake!



Chris

Cocklebay


Joined: 26/02/2011
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 20:30

The safest one that we have found is Dicoflam, you do not need a prescription and they cost about 6tl. We use them quite a lot for arthritis and they appear to be better than anything prescibed in the UK. Of course we use a responsible chemist here who really keeps an eye on our intake etc!

dailoukat


Joined: 12/03/2011
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 21:58

thanks for all your feedback looks like i will need to get a prescription unfortunatly diclofam is a nsaid as well you must not take them for fractures as they interfere with the blood flow for new bones to grow this includes asprin diclofenec ibruprophen ect

Biggles


Joined: 14/06/2009
Posts: 165

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 22:41

Re message 6

Which chemist sells Tramadol? I have been told 'Only on prescription'

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
08/11/2011 22:56

give him more effes .

Agobard


Joined: 20/08/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 07:22

I have used Rantudil Forte for several years now very successfully for a knee problem that would otherwise cause me quite a bit of pain. These tablets were recommended to me by an orthopaedic surgeon here because they are suitable for long term use as they have none of the side effects that things like Voltarol and Ibuprofen have. Widely prescribed here for arthritis etc. Maximum recommended dosage is 3 per day and all pharmacists stock them - about 10TL for 20 tablets.

dailoukat


Joined: 12/03/2011
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 08:39

thanks but rantudil is a nsaid

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 08:41

dailoukat,



I have sent you an e-mail.



Chris