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Can we buy Amitriptyline 25mg at a Pharmacy on the Costa Blanca?

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:59am
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chilli24

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My wife and I are here to complete closure of an estate following the bereavement of a family member on my wife's side. This is taking much longer than anticipated.

My wife has been prescribed Amitriptyline 25mg tablets (in the UK) to help her cope with the anxiety and depression involved. Unfortunately, due to our extended stay she is now running low.

Does anyone know if these tables can be purchased from local pharmacy's or will she need to return to UK to visit her GP again?

Thank you.

John.

Gary2410

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:14am

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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:14am

I have bought prescription drugs over the counter before, but not all the farmacia do. I know that in the la zenia boulevard farmacia it is possible, but where you are might be different? And possibly certain drugs might not be possible, but worth going in and asking where you are, they are normally very very helpful.

Gary

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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:55am

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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:55am

I have been to our chemist in campoverde with 8 things on my prescription and they told me I can get them all over the counter.

271935

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:58pm

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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:58pm

Highly unlikely. They are tricyclics and therefore quite dangerous in the wrong hands. Probably need to see a doctor while here and take remaining medicine with you, they may then give you a script.

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jimtaylor

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:53pm

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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:53pm

I asked in our chemist this morning if someone could buy Amitriptyline without a prescription, and the young lady said yes, no prooblem.

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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:47pm

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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:47pm

chilli24 wrote on Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:59am:

My wife and I are here to complete closure of an estate following the bereavement of a family member on my wife's side. This is taking much longer than anticipated.

My wife has been prescribed Amitriptyline 25mg tablets (in the UK) to help her cope with the anxiety and depression involved. Unfortunately, due to our extended stay she is now running low....

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Does anyone know if these tables can be purchased from local pharmacy's or will she need to return to UK to visit her GP again?

Thank you.

John.

Yes you can buy them over the counter at any pharmacy, they cost a few euros.

chilli24

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:18pm

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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:18pm

Very grateful to everyone who has replied to my question. My wife and I will visit a local pharmacy on Monday.

Thank you.

John.

chilli24

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:05pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:05pm

Just to follow up. We got the tablets over the counter at a local pharmacy. Here they were called Trypizol 25mg comprimidos and are the same as in the UK. My wife is glad that she doesn't have to sort out some complicated way of getting them from the UK.

Amazingly they were just €1.48 for 24 tablets. That should do her until our next trip home.

Really thankful for all the advice.

John.

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