Is a prescription needed?

glenlogie · Aug 22nd, 2009, 04:09

Is a prescription needed to obtain an antibiotic from a pharmacy in India?

thanks,
robert

Nick-H · Aug 22nd, 2009, 04:14

Yes, but mostly that doesn't stop anybody.

bonded · Aug 22nd, 2009, 04:16

Maybe this thread would help you Pharmacy Question

Haylo · Aug 22nd, 2009, 07:14

Even reputable pharmacies are prepared to sell antibiotics without batting an eyelid - even though the packets have "prescription only" stamped on them. I've purchased several types of antibiotic myself, also melatonin for jet lag.

In India, laws are one thing, enforcement is a totally different issue.

capt_mahajan · Aug 22nd, 2009, 10:06

Joining the chorus

By law, yes.
In reality, almost never.

vireya · Aug 23rd, 2009, 04:36

And even if you go in just wanting to buy some throat lozenges (Vicks or the like), you may get sold antibiotics you didn't want but were too sick and weak to argue about.

Well that's what happened to me, anyway.

Eastern Mind · Aug 23rd, 2009, 05:54

Apparently in some (most?, all?) of the places, if a pharmacy refuses, the locals will boycott it via the grape vine, so from a business survival standpoint, what else to do?

wonderwomanusa · Aug 23rd, 2009, 09:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by glenlogie

Is a prescription needed to obtain an antibiotic from a pharmacy in India?

Be sure you know the generic name, NOT what it's called here in the US. Google is your friend; it will tell you.

edwardseco · Aug 23rd, 2009, 12:35

They are tightening up a bit. They don't allow Codeine cough syrup anymore. You have to get old stock through "channels"..

Aug 22nd, 2009, 04:09	#1
glenlogie Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: arizona Posts: 1	Is a prescription needed? Is a prescription needed to obtain an antibiotic from a pharmacy in India? thanks, robert

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Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Even reputable pharmacies are prepared to sell antibiotics without batting an eyelid - even though the packets have "prescription only" stamped on them. I've purchased several types of antibiotic myself, also melatonin for jet lag. In India, laws are one thing, enforcement is a totally different issue. __________________ The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful - E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,207	Yes, but mostly that doesn't stop anybody.

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vireya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 425	And even if you go in just wanting to buy some throat lozenges (Vicks or the like), you may get sold antibiotics you didn't want but were too sick and weak to argue about. Well that's what happened to me, anyway.

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Eastern Mind Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 431	Apparently in some (most?, all?) of the places, if a pharmacy refuses, the locals will boycott it via the grape vine, so from a business survival standpoint, what else to do?

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 5,841	They are tightening up a bit. They don't allow Codeine cough syrup anymore. You have to get old stock through "channels"..