asthma medication

suzanne · Oct 11th, 2003, 15:11

My boyfriend is wondering whether he needs to take enough of his asthma medication for our trip (6 months) or whether he will be able to get stuff there. He uses Bricanyl and Pulmicort.

wonderwomanusa · Oct 12th, 2003, 01:27

Your boyfriend will have to have the generic names of the meds he takes.

I am taking 3 months of my meds with me; if they go missing, I'm sure I will be able to get more, but what a PITA.

rickshawwallah · Oct 12th, 2003, 01:41

For replacements, you'll need not only the generic names but the exact dosage (especially for metered-dose inhalers like Pulmicort), so note those down. Pulmicort is budesonide and Bricanyl is terbutaline.

oldhippie · Oct 13th, 2003, 18:23

I recommend carrying your own supply. On my last trip one of the 2 girls I was travelling with had a reaction to one of the Generic inhalers for her Asthma and she ended up in hospital. Its a good thing this happened in Mumbai and not out in the sticks.

Bill

suzanne · Oct 22nd, 2003, 17:48

Thanks guys

Oct 11th, 2003, 15:11	#1
suzanne Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 32	asthma medication My boyfriend is wondering whether he needs to take enough of his asthma medication for our trip (6 months) or whether he will be able to get stuff there. He uses Bricanyl and Pulmicort.

Oct 12th, 2003, 01:27	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,567	Your boyfriend will have to have the generic names of the meds he takes. I am taking 3 months of my meds with me; if they go missing, I'm sure I will be able to get more, but what a PITA. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Oct 13th, 2003, 18:23	#4
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	I recommend carrying your own supply. On my last trip one of the 2 girls I was travelling with had a reaction to one of the Generic inhalers for her Asthma and she ended up in hospital. Its a good thing this happened in Mumbai and not out in the sticks. Bill __________________ Too Many Gandus, Too Few Bullets.

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Oct 12th, 2003, 01:41	#3
rickshawwallah I know cheap and best! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 204	For replacements, you'll need not only the generic names but the exact dosage (especially for metered-dose inhalers like Pulmicort), so note those down. Pulmicort is budesonide and Bricanyl is terbutaline.

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suzanne Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 32	Thanks guys

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