I live in the United States & for the past 2 years I travel to London to see Prof Hughes. I can't tolerate the medications in the US. Thankfully CLEXANE works. We are going to travel to Paris afterwards & since the exchange is better on in Europe I would rather get it there. Does anyone have any experience with this.
Designer16
I don't I am afraid, but perhaps you should email or ring the clinic? MaryF
Can't help for US but I would imagine you could only get a fairly limited quantity? In Australia we have a system similar to NHS and I used to pay AU$30 for a months supply when I was on it. (Subsidised meds from a registered provider) I changed to Rivaroxaban a few months before I travelled to UK and it made for a lot less bulky packaging than the 12 boxes of Clexane I would have needed. However I do know that Overseas visitors get charged the full amount over here. ($6/month now for tablets vs $94 for the same for a visitor.
sorry but no you cannot exchange a uk prescription in europe only the uk
If you would need a large quantity of medications (a year's supply?), what would be the rules from UK custom and excise? Do you get taxed? It sounds very tricky. Maybe, Prof H would need to have different prescription pads for different countries (I realize that it is not gonna happen) x
I have no experience here, but from what I've heard on the news --is Getting a script filled in Canada an option?
I imagine the prescription from Prof Hughes will be a private one and not an NHS one as you would appear not to qualify for NHS scripts.
I would ring his secretary and ask in advance, they have lots of overseas visitors at that hospital and will probably have the knowledge to give a definitive answer.
Tim
Sorry Cami, the rules have now changed and any EU country can dispense a prescription from another EU country as long as the pharmacist is able to confirm that the doctor is registered in his/her own country.
Thus the prescription is valid in France but you may have a problem with the pharmacy being happy to dispense.
Clexane is available in France.
The prescription will be classed as a private sale in either country, so you pay for the drugs as well as a pharmacist fee.
Remember that Clexane can only be carried in hand luggage as the change in pressure and temperature in the hold is not suitable for carriage. I have a letter from the manufacturers to carry with me when I fly to cover carrying quantities of injections but have only been asked for it twice in 9 years of travelling.
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