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Pharmacy...Chemist???

I am moving to Bogota and wondering if I will be able to get my high blood pressure medication down there? Are the prices for prescription medication generally more expensive or cheaper than in the USA? Thanks.

By World Cup Hero on Jul 24, 2004, 21:51 in Friendly Talkzone.

bjorn says on Jul 25, 2004, 03:09:

presciption medicine In my experience most presciption medicine is readily available in Colombia. However, don't expect all pharamacies to have everything. You may have to shop around. In addition to original medicine, generic is widely available, of good quality and very cheap. Most drug, except benzo's (Valium, Xanax ...) is sold over the counter without presciption.

Original medicine is reasonable priced, but not cheap. But probably cheaper than in the USA which is probably the most expensive in the world (according to a 60 minutes show I saw a few months ago)

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