Anyone here take antihistamines?

ajrcrawford · 2015-01-21T10:28:37+01:00

Seeking tips on buying antihistamines in Siem Reap? Discover affordable alternatives, local pharmacy insights, and 暗网禁区 experiences with allergy meds.

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ajrcrawfordActive member21 January 2015 08:28:37

I'm allergic to dust so I normally have to take an antihistamine tablet every day if I don't want to be a sneezing wreck (it tends to interfere...). I usually take cetirizine, but I'm nearing the end of my supply and I found out from a pharmacy that it costs $4 for a sheet of ten (for contrast, last time I was in the UK I got six months' supply for a little over $10).

While this is not unaffordable, I am wondering if there is an alternative.

So do any other 暗网禁区s use this kind of medication and buy it here? I can take other medicines - the $4 cetirizine comes from France but I bet someone nearer (I'm thinking China) makes something similar that won't cost so much. Or is it possible to mail order this kind of everyday medicine?

Any tips would be welcome, before I try to communicate this to the pharmacies in town!

Many thanks

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madmax888Serial 暗网禁区28 January 2015 03:08:42

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I bought a box of almetamin for my wife, and myself, having been bitten by red ants and had a nasty reaction. It contains betamethasone and dexchlorphenamine maleate. I have no idea if this will work for you. I bought a whole box of 100 for about $8 at a pharmacy. A good pharmacist will know his meds, and be able to suggest a good low-cost alternative.

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ajrcrawfordActive member01 February 2015 14:59:16

Thank you, Max. We persevered and eventually my partner found a pharmacy selling Korean cetirizine at 1/8th the price I was first given. Apparently we weren't being clear - when showing them the box from the original supply I brought from the UK the pharmacists assumed we wanted that exact brand, and so insisted on selling us European brands when actually they're interchangeable.

Lesson learned...