buying doxy in india

vinceax

hi,I am arriving in mumbai on 7th nov.
Can i easily buy doxycyline for malaria in mumbai.
can anyone recommend a reputable pharmacy/chemist in colaba area. thanku

wonderwomanusa

In Delhi, I just walked into the first resspectable-looking pharmacy I saw on CP and bought the doxy ... 90 days' worth was less than $10. Be sure to buy enough so that you can take them for a week or so after you return to the West.

In Mumbai, I recall a pharmacy in the Taj Hotel -- that one should be okay. Be sure to check the MSRP (price on the packets) so they don't overcharge you.

edwardseco

Also, check the date as that is critical for Doxy, cheap and easy to get..

vinceax

thanks, its what i wanted to hear, Malaria tabs (along with all medicines) just sooooo xpensive in west

goangoangone

In Goa I paid Rs. 32.95 per 8 capsules.

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Fionabog

What price are Doxy in the UK? I'm in Australia, and paid $24 for 28 days worth, don't think that's to bad. Trouble with getting the in India is that you need to be taking them 48hrs ( I think) or so before you're potentially exposed to the bug.

wonderwomanusa

That's true, so you must be very careful for those first couple of days to not get bitten -- just as you should always be careful to not get bitten, as mossies carry diseases other than malaria AND the bites can infect.

Avoiding bites is the first line of defense.

Fionabog

I'm assuming your a girl, from your moniker!
I'm off in about three weeks, and as another girl(39, actually), wonder what advice you'd give me about the eve teasing, and begging thing.
I had a friend tell me a horrible story about a woman begging with a dead baby, and that's freaked me out just a little. I am used to a certain level of begging in Indonesia, and have learned to just look away, and say no, (unless it's the obviously disabled or very old), but I know that in Mumbai I wont be able to do even that.
What advice do you have?
cheers

wonderwomanusa

We have plenty of threads (and I've participated in some of them) about both of those subjects here, much more than I can tell you in the few minutes I have available. Let's just say that I've been travelling alone in India for more than 30 years and have managed quite well most of the time. As will you!

edwardseco

Okay, its not a dead baby, its a drugged one. There is a market to rent babies for begging along with a zillion routines. Should you take on the problems of everyone in this universe (former St. Francis). Its a routine and little of any money would go to the woman, life. So pass on by..

Fionabog

I Had actually heard (& indeed seen in Indonesia) the begging with a drugged baby before. Apparently this baby had been dead for some days, was blue/greenish/grey & was obviously decomposing. Not good.

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Fionabog

Hang on a minute. It WAS an authenticated event. It happened to my best friend's hubby, who is a flight steward for Qantas, on his last visit to Mumbai. Being in the rainy season, he said there were far less beggars than usual, and that this woman followed him for quite some time, with an obviously dead baby in her arms. Is that not sufficient authentication? He is not a person who is at all negative about India, in fact he was the one who first suggested we go. He's spent most of his working life with Qantas, and spends a reasonable amount of time on stop overs for their long haul flights. He had no reason to lie, and I find it disasppointing that a genuine question asked by me as a novice to India going in three weeks is responded to like that. I was simply asking for advice, that was all. I am sorry if that is considered an unreasonable request on this forum

shashank.aggarwal

Fiona, there is no need for you to feel offended, however the dead baby thing seems to be making lot of us uncomfortable....

Not sure why you brought that up, however to end the discussion let me assure you as a native of India, that this thing is very much unheard of even here, it might be an incident of a retarded case, trauma, or some trick...however its not at all common and I have seen nothing of this sort of my 25 years of Life in India..

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Nick-H

OK, sorry Fiona... This is still way off topic but...

What I mean to say is that this sort of story is meaningless unless the actual background is known: what kind of tragedy brought it about and so on.

Yes, its a scary thing to hear, and this board is about putting to rest some of the fears that newcomers might have, and I hope we can put yours to rest on this one. It won't happen to you. All the babies I have seen with beggars have been very much alive. Even so, some pretty dreadful things can happen among those involved in the begging 'industry'. But not, as far as any of us have ever heard yet, dead babies.

You'll find a number of threads on the general subject of begging and how to handle it, with much controversy and strong views expressed in support of both sides of the give-or-not argument. Please do check out some of those threads, and voice your concerns there. But be warned about the strong views!

I really do shudder to think what might be the story behind this incident, and I'm not surprised that you find it worrying. India can be a pretty tough place for those with no money.