dixie54 Posted December 22, 2010 #1 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Thought I might buy some medicine in one of these ports near the cruise ship. Anyone have any experience? what have you bought? Thanks for any info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelion Posted December 22, 2010 #2 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I would personally not buy any. You cannot be sure you are getting what you think you are getting. Plus, there may be laws preventing you from bringing some drugs into the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 22, 2010 #3 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Are you ill? Do you need something specific? This is a risky practice...unless you really need a specific medication that's too expensive at home, you really shouldn't do this. You stand the risk of medicating yourself with the wrong drug, or helping "antibiotic resistance" take hold even more than it has (think, MRSA!...bad stuff!) Unless you're ill, go swimming or touring...forget buying meds you don't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timh111 Posted December 22, 2010 #4 Share Posted December 22, 2010 PLEASE...rethink this. You won't know what your getting, how old it is or if it's safe!! The price may seem attractive, but the after effects may really hurt you. I have heard MANY stories of how people bought prescriptions at ALL 3 of these ports and became ill. PLEASE, For your own safety...get your scripts filled at HOME!!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted December 22, 2010 #5 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have found that Belize offers the best variety of drugs. Many that you can't get at the Mexican pharmacys. I think their prices are better also.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camlott Posted December 22, 2010 #6 Share Posted December 22, 2010 In Cozumel, there was a "pharmacy" in with the pier shops. Prices were ok, and no ill effects from any of the meds we bought. Can't comment on Belize or Roatan yet... 18 more days!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadethegringo Posted December 22, 2010 #7 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have been using several meds from Belize pharmacies for three years with only positive results.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zstell Posted December 29, 2010 #8 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I am not one to EVER advocate purchasing medication in a foreign country, but I did purchase the generic of Plavix for my inlaws in Belize. They had fallen into the "donut hole" w/prescriptions and the generic for Plavix is not sold in the U.S. anymore. It is a small fraction of the brand and we have not encountered any problems. I will be purchasing a years worth when we visit next year. Honduras and Cozumel were no less expensive than home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJ Posted December 29, 2010 #9 Share Posted December 29, 2010 PLEASE...rethink this. You won't know what your getting, how old it is or if it's safe!! The price may seem attractive, but the after effects may really hurt you. I have heard MANY stories of how people bought prescriptions at ALL 3 of these ports and became ill. PLEASE, For your own safety...get your scripts filled at HOME!!:eek: But if one's home country is a country that doesn't have reliable medications, then medications from Belize, Honduras, or Mexico may well be safer. Not everyone's home country has the best medical care, and indeed, many people travel from their home countries to foreign countries (especially to the United States) for medical care. Someone living in, say, Haiti, might well take advantage of being on a cruise to buy medicine in a foreign country because it could be newer or safer than medicine purchased at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadethegringo Posted December 29, 2010 #10 Share Posted December 29, 2010 But if one's home country is a country that doesn't have reliable medications, then medications from Belize, Honduras, or Mexico may well be safer. Not everyone's home country has the best medical care, and indeed, many people travel from their home countries to foreign countries (especially to the United States) for medical care. Someone living in, say, Haiti, might well take advantage of being on a cruise to buy medicine in a foreign country because it could be newer or safer than medicine purchased at home. I have taken Metformin antibiotics, and many other meds over the past two years. All have done what they were supposed to do with no adverse effects. What I would tell people is that you should not self diagnose. If it is something you are taking now I would monitor your condition closely due to fact you are changing brands and posably dosage . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusingJoe Posted December 30, 2010 #11 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I have found that Belize offers the best variety of drugs. Many that you can't get at the Mexican pharmacys. I think their prices are better also.. Where in Belize is the RX store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollycruise Posted January 1, 2011 #12 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Belize was the best place for us. I can't remember the name since it's been a while but we have never had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francinecruisegirl Posted January 6, 2011 #13 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Lower prices and every presription was authentic . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted January 15, 2011 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Do you have to have a prescription with you to get meds while in Belize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphfam4 Posted January 17, 2011 #15 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Do you have to have a prescription with you to get meds while in Belize? do you need a prescription for Ambien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted January 17, 2011 #16 Share Posted January 17, 2011 do you need a prescription for Ambien? here in the states yes,just trying to find out if you do in Belize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadethegringo Posted January 17, 2011 #17 Share Posted January 17, 2011 here in the states yes,just trying to find out if you do in Belize. Probably not...I can ask at a pharmacy here in San Pedro for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphfam4 Posted January 19, 2011 #18 Share Posted January 19, 2011 here in the states yes,just trying to find out if you do in Belize. Yes, I know you need one here in the states I mean in Belize. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphfam4 Posted January 19, 2011 #19 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Probably not...I can ask at a pharmacy here in San Pedro for you. That would be great, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollycruise Posted January 19, 2011 #20 Share Posted January 19, 2011 No prescription needed in Belize for what we got (antibiotics and back pain meds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanarch Posted January 22, 2011 #21 Share Posted January 22, 2011 No prescription needed in Belize...You can get just about anything. In Cozumel it depends on the drug. If it has a narcotic you must have a RX. I have bought RX drugs that I take on a regular basis in the Rio Grande valley for a long time without a RX. They are comparable in price to the drugs ordered from Canada with a RX. The downtown pharmacies in Cozumel are less expensive than the one at the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam22 Posted January 24, 2011 #22 Share Posted January 24, 2011 lol im glad i live in a country with universal health care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam22 Posted January 24, 2011 #23 Share Posted January 24, 2011 lol im glad i live in a country with excellent and almost free health care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinderoo Posted February 3, 2011 #24 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I buy RetinA cream with no problems in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack2 Posted February 7, 2011 #25 Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) I am a pharmacist in the U.S. I don't recommend buying these medications abroad... especially since there aren't stringent laws preventing counterfeiting over there like they have here. People will go to buy, anyway... and from what I saw, I feel folks were doing it for recreational use. Regardless, I DID take a photo of the pharmacy in Belize at the cruise port. ******, Vicodin, Ambien, Retin-A, Darvocet Darvocet has been removed from the US market recently because of some nasty side effects like heart arythmias and death. http://www.usrecallnews.com/2010/11/potentially-fatal-heart-abnormalities-final-straw-in-darvocet-recall.html I do not have a high opinion of pharmacies like this, but they are legal IN THOSE COUNTRIES. Getting caught with them at Customs would probably lead to them getting confiscated. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/clearing/restricted/medication_drugs.xml Moreover, in those instances where a United States manufacturer makes an FDA-approved prescription drug and sends it abroad, the Act also prohibits any person other than the original manufacturer from importing the drug back into the United States. Thus, in virtually all instances, individual citizens are prohibited from importing prescription drugs into the United States. Edited February 7, 2011 by Mack2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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