BajaNomad - Prescription drugs into Baja...........

Prescription drugs into Baja...........

Duckman - 10-3-2014 at 02:25 AM

Just wondering if bringing personal prescription drugs into Baja is
any problem or what does one need to bring them? I have like 10 different pills I take daily and some painkillers that I take daily.

Thanks in advance,
Duckman

DENNIS - 10-3-2014 at 07:25 AM

If you have a ten year supply, that may get their attention. Other than that, they won't even be concerned. Just pack them away with the Glock.

BajaDanD - 10-3-2014 at 07:37 AM

never had a problem nobody has ever checked , looked or asked
If your name is on the bottle whats there to worry about

bajabuddha - 10-3-2014 at 07:42 AM

Duckman, i'm in your exact same boat, including class II pain meds. Leave them in their original sealed, labelled and dated bottles; don't 'dump 2 or 3 together' to save a little room. I keep all my meds in a single small box, never had a problem, and I've packed for 6 months and sometimes more. If you run out, most meds like blood pressure, diabetes, etc. are available w/o prescription in Baja. However, pain meds and head-meds like Xanax are extremely difficult if not impossible to find unless you're in Ensenada or Lapaz, or maybe Los Cabos, so be sure to take enough with, and keep a close eye on 'em. No means of shipping anything from the States unless you're self-creative with a friend's network of travelers.

Bajajorge - 10-3-2014 at 08:35 AM

Have never been asked about prescription stuff, they get more interested in the multi vitamin bottles.

bajaguy - 10-3-2014 at 08:36 AM

Including the Geritol............

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Originally posted by Bajajorge
Have never been asked about prescription stuff, they get more interested in the multi vitamin bottles.

SFandH - 10-3-2014 at 08:45 AM

We keep our medications in a drawer in the RV. I've watched the checkpoint guys open the drawer, take a look, and close it. No questions asked.

nandopedal - 10-3-2014 at 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by bajabuddha
Duckman, i'm in your exact same boat, including class II pain meds. Leave them in their original sealed, labelled and dated bottles; don't 'dump 2 or 3 together' to save a little room. I keep all my meds in a single small box, never had a problem, and I've packed for 6 months and sometimes more. If you run out, most meds like blood pressure, diabetes, etc. are available w/o prescription in Baja. However, pain meds and head-meds like Xanax are extremely difficult if not impossible to find unless you're in Ensenada or Lapaz, or maybe Los Cabos, so be sure to take enough with, and keep a close eye on 'em. No means of shipping anything from the States unless you're self-creative with a friend's network of travelers.

Q: When was the last time you got meds such as those w/o pres?.....FYI as of late they are really cracking down on that practice all over the country.

bajabuddha - 10-3-2014 at 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by nandopedal

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Q: When was the last time you got meds such as those w/o pres?.....FYI as of late they are really cracking down on that practice all over the country.

This past spring, Mulege. I've heard there are changes, so ya spends yer money and takes yer chances. I think I bought BP meds and maybe a statin; Diego has always been a saint for looking stuff up and ordering my needs in the past. One thing about Baja (and Mexico) is 'change is the constant'. I try to have everything I need before I leave, but if i'm having too much fun and want to stay longer I go 'fending' for whatever, or do without. Oh, the extra-strength Ibuprophen for the wimmin-folk back home was still available too.

Sweetwater - 10-3-2014 at 09:53 AM

Reminder that things have changed in the USA regarding all hydrocodone pills. They are now Schedule 2 just like oxycodone. That means no more refills, you need a new prescription each time. I'm not clear how Mexico deals with opiate based pain pills but the US has made them more difficult to get. There are no more phone prescriptions either, that's part of the change to C-2 status. A six month supply will no longer be legal to prescribe or get filled at a legal pharmacy, one month at a time with a new script now. I think this went in to effect in the past few days.

DENNIS - 10-3-2014 at 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by soulpatch
It's a giant pain to get opiate based medications here... even for post-operative pain management.

Don't know if things have changed lately, but a doctor used to have to pay the government for every "class A" [don't know if that's what they're called] prescription they write, and not all farmacias carry the heavy stuff.

Duckman - 10-3-2014 at 01:17 PM

Thanks for all the answers folks, I'll just take all my bottles with me so it shouldn't be a problem!

bledito - 10-6-2014 at 04:05 PM

down the rabbit hole

MitchMan - 10-7-2014 at 10:14 AM

If you save old used prescription bottles and put whatever you want (of a single variety) in them, how would inspectors know the difference?

Also, I thought that the only change in Mexico regarding medications was to require written prescriptions for antibiotics only; all else stayed the same.

BooJumMan - 10-7-2014 at 12:55 PM

How many people are on opiate based pain meds? I'm 32 and have horrible spinal stenosis from a herniated disc. Its painful and my doctor readily writes me them like candy. I am happy to say that I haven't refilled in about 3 years now.... that stuff is way too addictive. Be careful out there!

I do realize a lot of folks on this board are retired! I have NO idea what its like to have an injury being 70+... No disrespect out there. I'd be traveling with that stuff too most likely.

[Edited on 10-8-2014 by BooJumMan]

vandenberg - 10-7-2014 at 02:04 PM

It's amazing that in a country where Weed, Cocaine, Heroin, Speed and all kinds of illegal stuff is everywhere, but getting a opiate painkiller is next to impossible.

Martyman - 10-7-2014 at 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by vandenberg
It's amazing that in a country where Weed, Cocaine, Heroin, Speed and all kinds of illegal stuff is everywhere, but getting a opiate painkiller is next to impossible.

Everywhere? Oh wait...that's right...that guy in front of Denny's El Pescador said he could get me anything I need.

pain meds in mex

captkw - 10-7-2014 at 09:04 PM

cocaine,heroin and all that stuff is easy to get !! but if you want a pain med for teeth work or a twisted ankle...your s--t out of luck for the most part anywhere in mexico...very,very few docs have the "sello" (stamp) and few pharmicias stock them......mean while back in the states folks think you can get anything anywhere anytime in mexico...So ass backwards IMO !!

bajabuddha - 10-7-2014 at 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by BooJumMan
How many people are on opiate based pain meds? I'm 32 and have horrible spinal stenosis from a herniated disc. Its painful and my doctor readily writes me them like candy. I am happy to say that I haven't refilled in about 3 years now.... that stuff is way too addictive. Be careful out there!

I do realize a lot of folks on this board are retired! I have NO idea what its like to have an injury being 70+... No disrespect out there. I'd be traveling with that stuff too most likely.

[Edited on 10-8-2014 by BooJumMan]

Thanx for the edit, BJM. i'd rather die at 63 as a junkie than live in agony for an extra year.......

bajabuddha - 10-7-2014 at 10:59 PM

The thought of ANY farmacia in almost any town in Baja except for the largest Ciudades like Ensenada, La Paz and Los Cabos would not have any electronic monitoring devices for break-ins. Think about the result of stocking any type of pharmaceutical ya-yas that would be of useable-sellable value on the street market, and concrete blocks are less than 10 minutes and a sledge-hammer away. If I were the Dueño, I wouldn't even consider ordering any in unless extremely small quantities for customers I knew would pick them up same day.

[Edited on 10-8-2014 by bajabuddha]