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And while unlikely you will be caught in the act, the customer can also be cited and fined for an illegal purchase. Answer 1 of 34: I have always bought meds in Mexico, antibiotics are usually right on the signs outside pharmacy. In Cancun today, hotel zone, and bought some of our meds. When I asked for Amoxicillin the lady told me I need a RX.
70 reviews. 39 helpful votes. 1. Re: Cipro. 7 years ago. You will need a prescription unless you find a pharmacy willing to back door it without one or who has a doctor on staff to write the prescription. A dentist can give you a prescription as well. Some pharmacies have doctors hours free in some cases or next door or up above where you might ...
Re: FDA approved drugs. You must have a prescription to purchase Cipro in Mexico. If Flagyl is an antibiotic or narcotic you will also need a prescription for that. However, at many of the farmacias (ie: farmacia similares and farmacia Ahorro) you can see a doctor cheaply and get a prescription. The doctor visit is free at Farmacia Ahorro and ...
94 posts. Pharmacy Advice. 13 years ago. The last time the wife and I were in Cancun there were several pharmacies on the main street and at the airport, while shopping my wife developed a headache so we stopped in the [harmacy, while we were there I looked around and they have every kind of medicine from strong pain pills to antibiotice to ...
Lots of good home remedies or over the counter meds to help. But unless prescribed by a doctor using any antibiotics is a bad idea. If your discomfort is do great you can go visit a doctor at Farmacia Similares ($60 pesos to see a doctor) or Farmacia del Ahorro (free to see a doctor) and let them decide if antibiotics are the way to go.
Of course, many drugs that require a prescription in the US are sold over the counter here. Some exceptions would be antibiotics and narcotics. And some very strong diet meds. Here in Cancun we really don't have giant farmacias. There are several here in the hotel zone and many more downtown.
At the PlayaMart in PDC, there was a billboard outside with the American name and Mexican equivalent for the drugs they sold. I did not find that chart in Cancun. It might be worth your while to look it up online before you go down there so you know what to ask for. We stocked up on their Claritin equivalent but it was not marketed under that name.
Re: Which antibiotic do you get to take with you "just in case". 16 years ago. My wife and I took probiotics 1 week prior to, during and 1 week after our trip in August. Florastor (sacromere boulardi) and Culturelle. Florastor is a good form of intestinal yeast that competes with candida, and other pathogens.