Duckman
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Prescription drugs into Baja...........
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
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DENNIS
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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.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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BajaDanD
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never had a problem nobody has ever checked , looked or asked
If your name is on the bottle whats there to worry about
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bajabuddha
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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.
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Bajajorge
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Have never been asked about prescription stuff, they get more interested in the multi vitamin bottles.
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Including the Geritol............
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajajorge
Have never been asked about prescription stuff, they get more interested in the multi vitamin bottles. |
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SFandH
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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.
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| Quote: | 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.
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bajabuddha
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nandopedal
| Quote: | 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.
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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.
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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.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | 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.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Duckman
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Thanks for all the answers folks, I'll just take all my bottles with me so it shouldn't be a problem!
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bledito
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down the rabbit hole
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MitchMan
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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.
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BooJumMan
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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]
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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.
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Martyman
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| Quote: | 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
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Everywhere? Oh wait...that's right...that guy in front of Denny's El Pescador said he could get me anything I need.
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pain meds in mex
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 !!
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bajabuddha
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| Quote: | 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.......
 
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bajabuddha
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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]
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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