BajaNomad

best way to get mail/meds shipped to la bocana?

BajaBlanca - 6-5-2012 at 05:49 AM

hi all

what is your recommendation for getting my diabetes meds shipped a.s.a.p. from States to southern Baja ?

Thanks in advance.

the meds

captkw - 6-5-2012 at 05:55 AM

good morning blanca,,I would get in touch with some boat people at hidden port (p.e.) south of lorato as they have a system with mail and parts or I guess I should say they used to...K & T :cool:

woody with a view - 6-5-2012 at 06:11 AM

can't someone put it on a bus and drop it at the turn?

DavidE - 6-5-2012 at 08:17 AM

Just don't risk it by common carrier Blanca. COFEPRIS / Aduana will seize it forever. Includes correo méxicano, DHL, and UPS. The meds and anything at all medical like CPAP supplies have to be hand carried into México by a private individual. They'll even keep vitamins, herbs, and weird stuff like DMSO. (Foregoing by multiple personal, painful, expensive, experiences).

BajaBlanca - 6-5-2012 at 11:23 AM

thanks for all the input ... we had the same terrible experince with Les's meds sent via FedEx. Had them stuck in Mexico City and ended up having them sent back to the States .... what a disaster that was :fire:

akbear - 6-5-2012 at 12:12 PM

I had my buddy in San Diego send me my meds along with my mail by USPS Express/Priority mail flat rate box. Got it at my mail box within 10 days most of the time. He would open bottles & stuff with tp to keep them from rattling. Only 1 time was it opened 7 checked & sent along its way. You can get most meds here in SanJose or at Costco.

BajaBlanca - 6-5-2012 at 01:36 PM

we are so far from costco / san jose .... equally far to the northern border.

thanks akbear - that is a good idea to put tp so they don't rattle.

Mula - 6-5-2012 at 02:16 PM

Know anybody in San Jose or Ensenada to pick then up for you at Costco and put them on Baja Pack?

DavidE - 6-5-2012 at 02:45 PM

Some Mexican meds can cost four dollars a dose, no generico available. My daily regimen at the cheapest costs me nine dollars forty eight cents a day and it would be no cheaper at Sam's, Wal-Mart or Costco in Mexico. Been there done that. Having a Medicare Part D, plus supplement, give ninety days of medicine for around seven dollars in the USA adds up to serious money X 365. Twenty one dollars versus THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY dollars worth of pesos.

What is needed is a pipeline. I have a business contact in Vizcaino that said he would be more than glad to hold packages. A hundred feet off Mex 1, a 10-minute leg-stretcher a quarter mile from the northern side gasolinera.

We are heading out Thursday from Cabo

thefishaholic - 6-5-2012 at 02:46 PM

Blanca,

We are heading North Thusday, stopping at Mulege that nite and then Friday on to San Quitin.

Can we help?

Can send phone number if you need.

BajaBlanca - 6-5-2012 at 03:26 PM

thanks for the offer !! that would have worked too ! another nomad is on his way to bahia asuncion and will pick up mail and meds right at mom's house in san diego ...so I really lucked out.

Our pharmacy/insurance company had a mix-up and shorted me on my dose - 68 days instead of 120 makes a BIG difference. and thru our insurance, the meds are FREE. It'a a no brainer there, right ?

Udo - 6-5-2012 at 05:06 PM

Next time I come down south, I'll send you some advance notice, and bring what I can.

In three weeks we are flying to SJDC and will be in the area June 27 to July 4. I'll do what I can to deliver what can easily be packed in a suitcase without costing me additional baggage fees. We will be traveling the East Cape from El Centenario to SJDC.

Bob and Susan - 6-5-2012 at 05:47 PM

the REAL answer is...

its ILLEGAL to transport drugs across the border

if you live in baja buy locally

these meds are available here



[Edited on 6-6-2012 by Bob and Susan]

EnsenadaDr - 6-5-2012 at 06:30 PM

What are you taking Blanca, may i ask?? I am sure they are available at Seguro Popular clinics.

tiotomasbcs - 6-6-2012 at 06:55 AM

I knew my High School teachers were taking meds!? Ha, ha! Tio

BajaBlanca - 6-6-2012 at 11:23 AM

:lol::lol::lol:

that is sooooooooooo funny TIO !!!! Made me laugh out loud literally !!!

Bajaboy - 6-6-2012 at 11:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DavidE
Some Mexican meds can cost four dollars a dose, no generico available. My daily regimen at the cheapest costs me nine dollars forty eight cents a day and it would be no cheaper at Sam's, Wal-Mart or Costco in Mexico. Been there done that. Having a Medicare Part D, plus supplement, give ninety days of medicine for around seven dollars in the USA adds up to serious money X 365. Twenty one dollars versus THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY dollars worth of pesos.

What is needed is a pipeline. I have a business contact in Vizcaino that said he would be more than glad to hold packages. A hundred feet off Mex 1, a 10-minute leg-stretcher a quarter mile from the northern side gasolinera.


Why not take turns making a run to the border? Seems like people are always needing (wanting) something from north of the border. Get a calendar out, plan a monthly trip with each person responsible for doing the drive, and each of you pitch in for gas and lodging. Seems like a simple solution to me.

Mula - 6-6-2012 at 11:34 AM

Naw . . . . that would add cost to these free meds.

Bob and Susan - 6-6-2012 at 02:44 PM

soulpatch i agree...

example
advir...here $61 usa
in the USA $220usa

meds are available here at a much lower cost

why would anyone need to get the medicine from the states

[Edited on 6-6-2012 by Bob and Susan]

BajaBlanca - 6-6-2012 at 03:11 PM

well... what happened was that the pharmacy made a mistake, usually I get enough pills for 6 months ...our insurance covers the METFORMIN 100%.

I would really rather take advantage of the fact that our insurance in the States covers my med than take meds here, even though they may be freebees. I am sure someone more needy can make use of that service....just my humble opinion. Also, I don't want to change meds without consulting a doctor and thirdly, my doctor in the States feels more comfortable with my using the med he is familiar with....

we are 600 miles south folks, and I am teaching full time, so just hopping to san diego is not really an option. The meds are coming straight from the pharmacy, closed, never opened.

comitan - 6-6-2012 at 03:16 PM

THE END, Thaaa thats all folks!!!(Daffy Duck).

DianaT - 6-6-2012 at 03:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by comitan
THE END, Thaaa thats all folks!!!(Daffy Duck).


Well, not quite. :biggrin:

I am curious if Metformin is available in Baja just in case someone needs an emergency temporary supply?

It is such a common drug and one of the cheaper ones.

DavidE - 6-6-2012 at 03:38 PM

METFORMIN Very cheap. Extremely common, Many cheapest brands just as effective with me as Glucophage®.

QUICK! Isosorbide Mononitrate! Find cheap for me in Mexico! The brand that my Mexican cardiologist insists I take!

FACT! One thousand two hundred miles round trip at 20 mpg uses sixty gallons of fuel. Who pays for the tires wear? Any ten dollar hotels out there for a six-day excursion? Care to take a guess as to how much it would cost? Divide by ten, then find someone who is willing to sacrifice their time and motor vehicle.

Bob and Susan - 6-6-2012 at 04:16 PM

we have an epi-pen in the fridg...just ask the pharmacy to order it...no sweat

comitan - 6-6-2012 at 04:20 PM

ALL DRUGS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL!!!!!!!!!!!

Bajaboy - 6-6-2012 at 05:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DavidE
METFORMIN Very cheap. Extremely common, Many cheapest brands just as effective with me as Glucophage®.

QUICK! Isosorbide Mononitrate! Find cheap for me in Mexico! The brand that my Mexican cardiologist insists I take!

FACT! One thousand two hundred miles round trip at 20 mpg uses sixty gallons of fuel. Who pays for the tires wear? Any ten dollar hotels out there for a six-day excursion? Care to take a guess as to how much it would cost? Divide by ten, then find someone who is willing to sacrifice their time and motor vehicle.


Yes, it is expensive to drive down there. I suppose it all depends on how badly you need/want something.

BajaBlanca - 6-6-2012 at 09:57 PM

doctora de ensenada ... can I get metformin here ? in a pinch like I was just in, is it OK to substitute ? just wonderin .....

Wiley - that was a good one ... that's all folks :biggrin:

DavidE - 6-6-2012 at 10:05 PM

BajaBlanca,

Metformin is available CHEAP at any famacia in Mexico. The formula is called METFORMINA. 850 mg. 30 tablets for around 2.25 dollars US max.
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Farmacias Similares vende exclusivamente Medicamentos Genéricos.
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Sustancia:

METFORMINA TAB
Concentración:

850 MG
Presentación:

30 TAB
Familia:

MEDICAMENTOS
Categoría:

HIPOGLUCEMIANTE
Precio:

$ 30.00

BajaBlanca - 6-7-2012 at 06:09 AM

amazing. THANKS David !

dtutko1 - 6-7-2012 at 06:56 AM

Last year in BCS we needed the diabetes drug Lantus . We looked at several pharmacies w/o any luck, but was able to find a same drug under a different name that was made in China. We had no problems with it, but with the quality problems you read about with some Chinese products, we will try to avoid this happening again. Blanca, We almost brought down Les' meds a couple years ago, but we got pushed aside by some guy w/a fish handle. I think his name was Pompano or something like that. We'll be heading down again in Nov. if we can help.

BajaBlanca - 6-7-2012 at 08:31 AM

yup...thanks for offering to help that time ! Pompano did save the day then ... I remember that he loked the view from my mom's house in point loma