Sending medicines to India?

AndyR · Sep 7th, 2009, 03:02

Does any one know if its possible to send small quantities of basic medicines through the post from the UK to India. A friend of mine runs an orphanage and finds it very hard to get some simple medicines in India(Diarrhoea tablets for one!).
I dont want them confiscated by customs or import duties charged
Thanks for any advice

Nick-H · Sep 7th, 2009, 03:35

This is very strange.

Basic medicines are, of course, available here. Probably manufactured here. Of course diarrhoea medications are available.

Haylo · Sep 7th, 2009, 03:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyR

A friend of mine runs an orphanage and finds it very hard to get some simple medicines in India(Diarrhoea tablets for one!).

As Nick says, such medicines are freely available in India, and at extremely low prices compared to what we are used to paying in the west. Sorry, but I do not believe your friend for a moment.

Stretching credulity to the limit and giving him the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he means that his orphanage does not have sufficient funds to purchase the medicine...

Brisso · Sep 7th, 2009, 11:18

India is knee-deep in pharmas and such, effectively subsidised and very cheap by the standards of I believe any other country.

Maybe something was lost in translation with your friend. As others have very discreetly implied, perhaps your friend is not the friend you imagine.

Sep 7th, 2009, 03:02	#1
AndyR Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 7	Sending medicines to India? Does any one know if its possible to send small quantities of basic medicines through the post from the UK to India. A friend of mine runs an orphanage and finds it very hard to get some simple medicines in India(Diarrhoea tablets for one!). I dont want them confiscated by customs or import duties charged Thanks for any advice

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Sep 7th, 2009, 03:35	#2
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	This is very strange. Basic medicines are, of course, available here. Probably manufactured here. Of course diarrhoea medications are available.

Sep 7th, 2009, 11:18	#4
Brisso Specialist muddler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,084	India is knee-deep in pharmas and such, effectively subsidised and very cheap by the standards of I believe any other country. Maybe something was lost in translation with your friend. As others have very discreetly implied, perhaps your friend is not the friend you imagine.