Thailand Pharmacies, drug costs and medical care | Know before you retire in Thailand.

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Pharmacies in Thailand operate completely differently than in the western world. If you are planning to retire in Thailand, or maybe just live here for an extended period, medical care, drug availability and drug costs are important.
The great news is not only are generic medications cheaper in Thailand pharmacies than in most other countries, brand name medications are incredibly cheap, at least compared to the United States. Also, a prescription is not needed for medications that would require a prescription elsewhere, such as for Atorvastin (Lipitor), Lisenopril (Zestril), Metformin (Gluophage), Amlodipine (Norvasc), Metoprolol (Lopressor), Albuterol (Ventolin) Sildenafil (Viagra, Cialis), Fluoxetine (Prozac) and many more. This video will also review four categories of pharmacies and where to get your best prices.
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00:00 Introduction
00:59 Thailand pharmacies vs American pharmacies
01:17 Typical Thai pharmacies
02:24 The attitude and services of Thai pharmacists
04:14 How to find the cheapest drug prices
06:44 Specific drug prices: generic and brand name
10:55 Conclusion

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17 июл 2024

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@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

I hope you found this helpful! 🔴 SUBSCRIBE AND RING THE NOTIFICATION BELL 😊: www.youtube.com/@RetiredGlobalLife?sub_confirmation=1

@ossian11 Месяц назад

I've visited Thailand including Chiangmai a number of times and am thinking about retiring there. I recently discovered your channel and find the level of detail you go in to and the specifics that you give are better than any other channel I've seen. Very very helpful to people who are seriously thinking about moving to Thailand. Many thanks to you and Joy for all the time and effort that you put into this.

@RetiredGlobalLife Месяц назад

Hey it is so nice to have our hard work noticed. I'm very glad it is helpful. And best wishes on enjoying Chiang Mai.

@Chai_Travel 4 месяца назад

Very useful! Thanks for doing all the research and editing 🤩

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks Mister 50K+ subs! Keep up the great videos and thanks for the comment.

@ErikBlair 4 месяца назад

Excellent video. I also liked your other videos as well! Thank you

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much, Erik!

@mikelalor424 4 месяца назад

Another fantastic video. I would hope Congress would see that allowing Medicare to be used in Thailand would save the government money.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thank you, Mike. Yes, let's hope.

@joewalton6056 4 месяца назад

Outstanding information, thanks and keep it up!

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Very appreciated, Joe! Thanks.

@chinesecrested9528 4 месяца назад

Hello from hua hin and glad to see this video! Great content and welcome information. Thanks once again! I had to edit my comment...i laughed MAO when you mentioned the states in the US associated with Prozac... your videos always include enough humor for me to look forward to the next upload. The Jaws' sountrack was oddly appropriate...

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks. Yes, my odd sense of humor always peeks through.

@itsbandar 4 месяца назад

very informative, thank you

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks. Good to hear from you.

@elizaC3024 2 месяца назад

Your videos are great. So informative, and we are booking our trip to Thailand for this winter months based on many of your insights. We just need to learn more about visas.

@RetiredGlobalLife 2 месяца назад

Wow, thanks, Elizabeth. I hope you have a great trip.

@MayaDalite 2 месяца назад

Love the videos you guys are doing. Education truly not available anywhere else. Thanks a million! We are in the U.S and seriously considering moving to Thailand. Any future videos on the whole process of how to relocate, movers, what to bring, Internet providers, etc would be great. Also, very interested in hearing your perspective on the safety of moving to Thailand in case war breaks out between the West and China. Wind currents carrying nuclear fallout, etc.

@RetiredGlobalLife 2 месяца назад

Wow, heavy topics you have for us! Thanks and best wishes.

@tombremer514 4 месяца назад

Good info. Thanks

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

My pleasure. Thanks, Tom.

@user-hs7cc2ie6s 9 дней назад

A good and helpful video . I retired to Bangkok 1 year ago . Take care 🙂

@RetiredGlobalLife 8 дней назад

Hope you are enjoying the big city. I have visited twice. A lot to experience but too big for me.

@Peter-tm7zp 4 месяца назад

Good stuff Randy, thanks! I like how you have Joy's picture on the wall behind you ;-)

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Peter. Actually Joy removed the photos I had there and replaced them with those of her to guaranty I'd constantly think of her. Only kidding. Yes, nice to have her smiling face in my "studio." Take care.

@WilliamFluery 4 месяца назад

Two things: 1. I like that you use the term inexpensive v. cheap. Cheap gives SE Asia a low quality reputation…Ooooops….you just used “cheap” (I type my comment throughout the video) ….never mind 😮. 2. You’re a wise man to have Joy’s photo twice the size of yours. Enjoy your vlogs.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Haha, yes Joy deserves to be bigger than me. Sorry I let you down with a "cheap", 555.

@chrisrauber6602 Месяц назад

Great and useful video. Both for tourists as expats.....

@RetiredGlobalLife 28 дней назад

Glad you liked it. Thanks so much for taking the time to write. Best wishes.

@les8518 4 месяца назад

Peera Pharmacy in Chiang Mai are fantastic. They send medication to me in another area of Thailand. Excellent staff and service.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Very helpful for CM residents! Thanks.

@ianpatrick23 4 месяца назад

That’s pretty incredible that the pharmacies are so accessible and affordable in Thailand. Sounds like a great situation.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Ian.

@davedaniels4967 4 месяца назад

That was good information. I also found good prices at pharmacys in Thailand. And I agree very knowledgeable about all the meds they carry. I had some stomach issues and they had me feeling better in a couple of hours. Randy, thai ladies really don't like when you mention other ladies being beautiful!! Haha 😊

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Yes, Dave, at age 67 you'd think I'd know that. I think it was less the beauty than my happiness over the 30 minutes of one on one consultation. (: Actually, Joy knows I have eyes only for her. She is my beauty.

@WanderlustReports 4 месяца назад

As usual, so instructive. I had no clue about price differences between the different types of pharmacies. As for the prices, yes, Thailand is really cheap, but honestly, it's the prices in the USA that are totally out of control! I just can't imagine how huge profits they make on each product. I mean, 66 US$ for Ventolin? It's 4,3 US$ here in Paris, and it's all taken care of by Social Security!

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks! Yes, USA is all out of whack when it comes to medical care and drugs.

@WilliamFluery 4 месяца назад

Big Pharma and Big Medical seem to be the most corrupt industry in the US. The love of money is the root of all evil.

@Jeff-cz3pj 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this...can you do a video on hospitals in Thailand, how to save money on health care etc? That would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Good suggestion!

@siamiam4306 4 месяца назад

I always make it a point to visit two story pharmacy in Wang Lang and load up on foreseeable meds I might need. That eliminates Dr. visit ( deductible) and waiting in a long line at Walgreens. The pharmacies are well staffed with pharmacist willing to give you time to converse.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the input. (:

@dennism6664 4 месяца назад

Great topic Randy! How about pricing in general for OTC over the counter medication such as ibuprofen, Benadryl, antacid tablets and reflux medication such as Nexium?

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Dennis! Those are available from 7-11 as well as pharmacies. Inexpensive. They don't have brands like Benadryl but have their own version of the same generic medicine.

@mangostickyrice555 4 месяца назад

Thumbs up 👍 Randy

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Mango!

@TerryAShaw 3 месяца назад

Great stuff, thanks so much for this. Why did I think you were in Hua Hin, or maybe you go there during the burning season?

@RetiredGlobalLife 3 месяца назад

Hi Terry. We did a video on our vacation to Hua Hin but that's our only connection there. Take care.

@realpropertymangement7640 4 месяца назад

The best pharmacy I've found in Thailand is Fascino. It's a larger country wide chain, so they have pricing leverage with suppliers, resulting in reasonable prices and availability of Rxs to the consumer. Perhaps not the personal service of a mom & pop, but if you know what you need/want, Fascino is the go-to.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Yes, that's an exception to my comment about chain stores being more. I should have said "big chain stores" as Fascino is usually good, not in the overpriced like the mall chain stores.

@rowthunder 4 месяца назад

First comment after joining your blog! Yes, I'm over 50 and find this vlog on par. I'm retired now 3 years and headed to Thailand. Can the pharmacy there use my American prescription and fill it? Of course my medical plan won't work there (only for emergency), so I know I'll be paying out of pocket...

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

It does not hurt to show your prescription from your home country to a Thai pharmacist, but if you go to the category 3 and 4 pharmacies I mentioned, they will almost surely not require a prescription. But they want info to give you the right meds so a prescription from your home country is always helpful to them to give you the same thing.

@Mannix2023 4 месяца назад

Hi I love your channel super informative intake here in San Diego Eliquis 0.5 mg is a blood thinner also Lozartan 50 mg and metoprolol tartrate 25 mg. If I’m in Thailand do I need prescription from a doctor?? Or can I buy OTC?? And do you have an idea on how much will they run?? Thank you so much and I’m subscribed to your channel .

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

You should not need a prescription for any of them, and I think you will find them all available. Maybe you didn't watch the whole video as some of these issues are addressed. Glad to have you as a new subscriber. Thanks.

@newamiga 4 месяца назад

Great video and very useful. Thanks for making it. My wife and I just got back from visiting Bangkok and Chiang Mai. We are considering retiring there. I asked at a few pharmacies and couldn't get an answer as the cost for Ozempic or if it is available. I know it has been in shortage with many people using it for weight loss. I am prescribed it in the states for diabetes, but wasn't sure if I would be able to get it there and what the approximate price might be? Have you heard of it being available there? Maybe we just checked the wrong places while we were there. Thanks again.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Fascino is a small chain and is quite good with usually a large inventory, but not the high cost of chains like Boots and Watsons. So I'd suggest contacting them. But as you say, you might need to call around. I have no knowledge of that specific medication, sorry. And what they don't have, you can ask if they can order it.

@newamiga 4 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife Thanks very much for the quick response.

@yorkpa3767 4 месяца назад

Great Video! I appreciate the "truth meter" you had on viagra lol. I'm looking forward to going through your videos in Chiang Mai as I will be doing a retirement visit to several places in Southeast Asia in Chiang Mai is on my list of course. Thanks so much for all your effort it is greatly appreciated :-)

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much and I'm very happy for you for your retirement tour. Sounds like a blast. Kind of like where to go to college when you are 18.

@gmm5550 4 месяца назад

Viagra? hey just put some thai chili on your little friend down there and feel alive =)

@jonhobson3592 4 месяца назад

I find most pharmacies very helpful here especially in Bangkok. Can get some prescriptions for a very cheap price ..costs can vary too yes but all relatively cheap. True on the brand name costs . Thai brands are generally just as good though and very cheap .

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for weighing in from Bangkok! Sorry your air is getting as bad as ours in Chiang Mai sometimes. Sadly CM is "winning" that contest this week.

@jonhobson3592 4 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife I was In Ubon last week , expecting the air to be better than bkk. Nope , 2/3 days it was ranked the worst in the country 🥹🥲

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

@@jonhobson3592 Wow, sad to hear. Seems only places like the islands are clear during the burning season in our part of the world.

@jonhobson3592 4 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife the humidity is tough too 🥹 but we soldier on 🙏

@garryfloyd7289 4 месяца назад

This i good information. Thank you. i have a presciption for a compound drug. Can you tell me if there are any compound drug stores in Thailand?

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

I don't know the answer to that. Sorry. But just google pharmacy in a Thai city, like Chiang Mai and call one of the larger stores, and you will be able to get an English-speaking pharmacist on the phone to answer your questions. They are much more accessible than in the US and many western countries.

@user-fj6fu8oj8p 4 месяца назад

When I watch your video you remind me of Clint Eastwood the movie star.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

We are talking about a YOUNG Clint Eastwood, right? Haha.

@thaifroggy69 4 месяца назад

Hi Randy i am a subscriber from Miami my name is Michael and I find your videos very helpful on information. I will be retiring soon and plan to stay in Thailand some months out of the year. I was wondering if you have any price information on Telmisartan 80 mg that is what i use for blood pressure. I think it goes by a different name there though. Anyway thanks for any help on this question.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Sorry, no but easy for you. Just google pharmacies, chiang mai, or any city, and call one of them, particularly one with a lot of reviews showing a busy place, or a Fascinos and ask them. You can say you are moving there if they ask and want to make sure you can get it. Check for the generic name first to give to them. Take care.

@billybob7522 4 месяца назад

At 9:41 you mentioned Lisenopril. In the UK it's called Lisinopril. I'm assuming it's the same medication? Also, did you find Indapamide which is another blood pressure medication? Can't seem to find anywhere.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Sorry that is not a medication I checked on here in Thailand.

@gmm5550 4 месяца назад

just google the active substance in your medicine and u get the different names in the world.. but it seems like Lisenopril is for high blood pressure and that's very cheap in Thailand

@MM-sf3rl 4 месяца назад

The competency behind the counter can vary. I had a very knowledgeable guy in Chiang Mai. He was very proficient for the products he sold. In Khao Yai, the three lady’s behind the counter did not know anything about what they were selling. I was after a sleeping aid and they sold me something for anti-depression, which happened to be banned in the US and other countries. Buyer be ware.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Good point. I've been lucky and we have to use our good sense too and research what we are suggested.

@rdefacendis 4 месяца назад

Curious about pharmacies broad discretion over suggesting and dispensing medicines. Can you be a touch more specific? If you told them you had ED would they just hand over the meds? What about chronic conditions that many have, such as high blood pressure or cholesterol or diabetes? Given that doctor visit prices are quite reasonable, I don't see the downside of getting a professional opinion and a prescription rather than relying on a pharmacist? Good video... you should do one on doctor visits .. a nights stay in a private hospital and getting a cavity filled by a dentist..

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Good ideas! I can't say the limits in prescribing. They use common sense. I think if you said you were on a diabetes med for example, in your home country and know the dosage, they would just give you what you want. There is less "parental supervision" of adults in Thailand. You use your own judgment.

@philwebster3914 4 месяца назад

Informative video, thank you. Zestril 10 for 90 baht ($2.53) I believe would be 25 cents each ?

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Ah shoot. Did I goof. I'll have to check.

@philwebster3914 4 месяца назад

I only noticed because it is the one I will need :)@@RetiredGlobalLife

@ammerudgrenda 3 месяца назад

I ran out of my weight loss medication (Phentermine) when I was in Chiangmai. The pharmacist told me I needed a doctor’s prescription for that.

@RetiredGlobalLife 3 месяца назад

Hmm, I wonder if you went to a different pharmacist if s/he would have said the same thing. I'll bet you went to one of the chain pharmacies which are stricter. Am I right?

@ammerudgrenda 3 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife Yes, it was a chain pharmacy. Can’t remember which one since it’s been about 7 years ago.

@richardhamilton2059 2 месяца назад

Great vid..... my olny question is diabetic insulin.... is it readily available

@RetiredGlobalLife 2 месяца назад

I can't imagine it is not. That's a medical issue all around the world. But all you need to do is call any Thai pharmacy. Just find them on Google and Skype call them. They pretty much all speak English, especially if you call a busy one with lots of reviews. Best wishes.

@richardhamilton2059 2 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife Thanks ... Ill give them a call

@williamsharpe7458 4 месяца назад

what about probiotics are they readily available

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Yes, I use probiotics in Thailand. Usually they are sold in boxes with individual single-serving packets of powder, at least that is the way Joy buys them for us, rather than what I bought in the US, which was a bottle of tablets.

@drillsgt41 4 месяца назад

So are these prices with Thai insurance or just straight out prices? Without insurance I couldn’t afford my meds here.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

These are cash pay, no insurance prices, for both US and Thailand.

@jinlakitikorn8715 4 месяца назад

My Clint Eatwood 😊

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

555. Lor? Pom??? Kap khun kap. Khun suwai mak mak!

@nakorntunsirimas5854 3 месяца назад

Row of professional drug stores in Wang Lang next to Siriraj Hospital.

@RetiredGlobalLife 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the helpful input. (:

@TravelingTexan23 4 месяца назад

Any idea about adderall?

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

I didn't ask about it. Oddly, I never hear about ADHD issues with Thais. It does not seem to be an issue of discussion as it is so much in America. But that does not mean it does not exist as an issue there and I'd bet they have the medicine. All you have to do is call a few pharmacies there. Best wishes.

@mattlawrence7130 4 месяца назад

I have found that Amazon Pharmacy is cheaper than the pharmacies I visited in Thailand.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the input.

@FssehaMekonen Месяц назад

Which Hospital is best fortumor medicin?

@RetiredGlobalLife Месяц назад

I could not tell you. Many great hospitals in many cities.

@sphereme 23 дня назад

Greetings. Curious if anyone has knowledge or experience with hiring a caregiver in Thailand for an aging senior? Would appreciate any information on how one might proceed in finding and hiring someone.

@RetiredGlobalLife 23 дня назад

Actually this is quite easy and many have a live in, or visit daily, person. A lot depends on if you need an actual nurse or just a normal woman who can assist with physical things. There are businesses who provide this, or for less, through word of mouth with Thai friends find someone. If you want to state your city perhaps someone can be more specific.

@knowthygod-olivergonsalves2336 4 месяца назад

Maybe you should give us a list of good neighborhood pharmacies with beautiiful pharmacists.....Wrong move telling Joy.......Smile....

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Haha, good one. I actually asked the (beautiful) pharmacist to do an interview for the video as she'd double the views with only my sorry face, but she was with a chain pharmacy and their policy was no media appearances.

@KellyBlankenship 2 месяца назад

I was on blood pressure meds and filled them in Roi Et. I had to cut them in half because I think the medicine is stronger in Thailand than the USA or maybe I just feel better in Thailand 🇹🇭🇺🇸

@RetiredGlobalLife 2 месяца назад

Good to hear, Kelly. Maybe it is the lower stress... (:

@donnabosilkovski7580 Месяц назад

Great video, I take heart medication, I have heard it's better to buy from hospital pharmacy as cheaper alternatives may not be genuine products. I have a hard time believing this though.

@RetiredGlobalLife Месяц назад

Anything is possible. We hear the same thing in the US about counterfeit medications. I'd say you could buy with confidence if you bought from one of the small chains, like Fachino. They have a very good rep.

@donnabosilkovski7580 Месяц назад

Thank you, I have emailed Fascino as I don't have one close by. Thanks for awesome content

@bryancole842 17 дней назад

Thanks for the info. But I hesitate to think I could go to the cheapest neighborhood pharmacy without any THAI language skills and get the medications I want...

@RetiredGlobalLife 17 дней назад

Most pharmacists speak pretty good English due to their advanced educations. So you might be surprised. But perhaps best you go to an establshed large one. Fascino is a very good but economical chain here. Best wishes!

@antinatalistwitch111 Месяц назад

Anyone tried to fly back into the united states with these prescriptions?

@RetiredGlobalLife Месяц назад

99% of people have no problem. The key is to have your prescription and the original packaging, and no more than a reasonable amount, like not more than 90 day supply.

@user-bc1bd5ig7b 3 месяца назад

Most effective (strongest) chronic pain meds are NOT available anywhere in Thailand EXCEPT in major hospitals > no drug store or even Independent Dr is able to prescribe such meds... must go to Hospital & establish relationship with a Dr there. However for most other meds as you say, in general indeed Thailand is far better than most other Countries > but as noted by others here, particular cases may very.

@RetiredGlobalLife 3 месяца назад

Thanks. I know drugs in certain categories require prescription but there are few commonly used drugs. Never heard of only getting them at hospitals.

@user-bc1bd5ig7b 3 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife > most all opioid based...Norco, Oxycodone, etc > & they aren't cheap ...& I don't think covered by most insurance...possibly no policy in Thailand will cover these meds. That said, the landscape for rx'ing these meds in Thailand is far better vs the West where Patients (beginning in 2017) are being across the board cut off from ...the "lucky" ones are being tapered > Drs even leaving the pain management niche' in the us due to the draconian policies as such in the West. Just found Your channel....good stuff ... looking forward to catching up with the content.

@annchurchill2638 22 дня назад

I cannot find Benadryl capsules anywhere. Why are Thais so scared of Benadryl ?There's pharmacy Empire Pharmacy close to TOPS in the Airport Plaza.The pharmacist speaks some English and if hedoesn't have what you want he will order it for you.I have the owner on my phone (LINE) and I can all him to find out what he has and if it's on order when it will be in.

@RetiredGlobalLife 20 дней назад

I remember years ago asking my pharmacist for Benadryl and she said they do not have it but gave me a medication she said was the same ingredient by a Thai company. I don't recall the name. Did you ask more than one pharmacist? Mine when online to find the ingredient before she gave me what she said was the same. Good luck.

@dleister1 4 месяца назад

Good stuff I’m moving to Chiang Mai in April Give me the address of your pharmacist 😂 I have a list of meds I need.

@RetiredGlobalLife 3 месяца назад

I gave out a few in the video on choosing a hospital which I just posted a few minutes ago. Best wishes! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NB7g0Tu6tKU.html

@zedbou5040 Месяц назад

My UK friends US wife is a sales rep for a big American pharma corporation. She admits it's just a hello customer, goodbye customer job, yet she gets nearly 100k a year. She gets free medical, other perks, and whenever she has to travel it's all expenses paid and 5 star. She's even allowed to take her husband! The cost of her run of the mill job (factor that up by the number of pointless people in the chain of corporations), is contributing to the already inflated prices in America. This is solely due to the fact that everything is a business in America, a money making racket. Money is all Americans identify. Therefore you pay way too much, and accept it. Welcome to a real world.

@RetiredGlobalLife Месяц назад

Yes, things are expensive in America. We have our pros and cons like everywhere. One reason many prefer Thailand and SE Asia.

@rossjurecka5372 4 месяца назад

I pay 5 times more in Thailand than in Australia for medications ..... 😢

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

You are saying Australia is five time cheaper than Thailand? For generic or brand names? Is that because you have insurance in Australia but not in Thailand? I can't imagine cheaper, much less 5X cheaper.

@rossjurecka5372 4 месяца назад

Australian government subsidies medications for all citizens ..... 😊

@rossjurecka5372 4 месяца назад

In Australia , Jardience for diabetes costs 20 dollars , in Thailand ordered via phone , wanted 130 dollars Australian.

@stefankropff 4 месяца назад

Hallo "Ga Samui and Waa Hin 😂

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Hi Stefan. Sorry, your point is? You wanted to say Thai cities? BTW, congratulations on saying Hua Hin right. People are incorrect when they make a literal sounding of Hua. Thais pronounce it Hwa Hin. Same with Samui. With Koh, the K is pronounced as a G in Thai.

@rossjurecka5372 4 месяца назад

USA is just waaaaay too expensive ......😊

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

You will get no argument from me! Most expensive in the world I think and not even the best.

@consulthai 4 месяца назад

You have just recorded a Public Service. You're indispensible to your subscribers . Just like Thai pharmacists dispensing medicines . Here is my contribution, 2 of the pharmacies I regularly use in Chiang Mai. 1. Ruamchok Pharmacy , small owner operated by a kind, english speaking gentlemen who is extra knowledgable about generics and will save you a lot of money . 2. Dara Pharmacy, with a number of well trained younger pharmacists speaking english with the owner supervising and open to negotiating prices with price matching . Good fun and huge inventory . You can google these two easily for locations. When you're a regular customer, like me, unfortunately, they get to know you and discounts are automatic . Well , I am sadly a big consumer,buy in job lots😢

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

First off, thanks for the very nice comment. Coming from you, that is especially nice. When you mentioned it I realized I forgot one of my planned points, that almost all pharmacists speak English, of course some better than others. You win the Comment of the Month award (prize arriving in the mail soon, 555) with your specific reference to two Chiang Mai pharmacies. That will really help locals. I wanted this video to be more national than local, like many of my videos are, so I didn't even think about a specific recommendation. But even if I did, my experience is not as valuable as yours on this point. So big, big thanks!

@rsanders1569 4 месяца назад

Wow. American pharmaceutical greed on display. Wow. I'm very fair skinned as you appear to be. I know there will be sun screen but what do you think is the best in Thailand to use?

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

They have plenty of sunscreens available but most are lower SPF, perhaps because Thails have darker skin. Max here is usually 50. Even on Lazada hard to find stronger although there is a spray Neutrogena SPF 70. On my trips to the US I come back to Thailand with a big supply of Picaradin mosquito lotion (available online in Thailand but at 3X the price) and my Neutrogena SPF 70.

@MM-sf3rl 4 месяца назад

But most medicine, while cheap, are not cheap for Thai’s.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Well it is relative yes, but even for Thais most generic medicine is very affordable.

@gmm5550 4 месяца назад

are u welfare poor or old and poor in Thailand u only pay 30 baht for hospital and medicine can often be included..thais have longer lie expectancy and health index than the US and thai healthcare is ranked no 8 in the world.. Us healthcare are ranked 36

@gmm5550 4 месяца назад

Most Thais are have generally more money that u think..And are u really welfare poor u get healthcare scheme and pays only 30 baht for hospital

@DougWIngate 4 месяца назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife yep unfortunately it seems like overpriced medicine is almost exclusively a USA issue

@georgequek7996 4 месяца назад

I will not retire in chiangmai, but love to live in my second vacation owned condo home in cbd BKK kap!🙏

@vegas_vince1238 4 месяца назад

any idea how much Testosterone Enanthate (10ml) costs? I use Testosterone Cypionate. A 10ml bottle costs about $60.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Sorry, no, but if you are not presently in Thailand all you need to do is Skype call any pharmacy you find online. Good luck.

@les8518 4 месяца назад

Contact Peera Pharmacy in Chiang Mai. I won't give you the price on here except to say it is a lot more cheaper than $60. No where near your price But you will find that most Pharmacy;s can get it for you.

@vegas_vince1238 4 месяца назад

thank you for the reply!@@les8518

@yiannis.demetriou9696 Месяц назад

The pharmacists in Thailand if you a Farang they will grossly overcharge you usually especially the small ones . The prices in the hospital pharmacies are much cheaper and seeing the dr and getting blood work the costs are very low

@RetiredGlobalLife Месяц назад

No you are wrong or have had an odd experience. Hospital pharmacies charge more and I have not seen overcharging by small pharmacies although anything is possible. I'd just try a new smaller pharmacy. Fascinos is a great option.

@yiannis.demetriou9696 Месяц назад

@@RetiredGlobalLife3 trips to Thailand 3 months each. Try Phuket or Samui pharmacies they charge whatever comes to their mind. Depending on the pharmacy you go the same item has a different price. I went to a hospital at Nimman in Chiang Mai saw a Dr and got my pills. In Samui or Phuket the pills would have cost me 120 euros at least I think I paid like 50 Euros at the hospital

@BureaucracyWorld 4 месяца назад

I'm Thai and living in Thailand. Two things you need to watch out here: outdated medicines and fake medicines. It's getting very bad for small drugstores, so I only buy medicines from the big chains tores and hospitals even the price is high, but safety is the most important to me.

@RetiredGlobalLife 4 месяца назад

Are you saying you have had that particular problem in Thailand? Or are you talking about in another country?