Do any other PL members suffer from incurable diseases like COPD, Emphazema and similar, like me, that require daily medications (Inhalers and so on)? Here's my list:
Salbutamol 100 micrograms/dose inhaler (Ventolin)- two puffs when needed
Fostair 100/6 Inhaler; 2 puffs twice daily
Tiotropium Bromide 18 microgram inhale capsules (Spiriva), 1 per day
Carbosysteine 375mg capsules, 2 three times per day
Cannot find ANY of these medications in Dominic's Med Prices directory! Does this mean that nobody in Cyprus suffers from COPD, or would it mean that if I retire to Paphos in the next year or two, I'd need to find some way of shipping my repeat prescriptions from UK to CY?
My Salbutamol inhalers which came back with me from Cyprus have the name: Salamol CFC-Free Inhaler 100 micrograms on white box with blue design. These were prescribed to me by the visiting GPs at the village clinic in Limassol.
Even medication which is on the official list may not be available. E. g. sumatriptane, a drug against migraines. I needed to go to the North in order to get it. So you better check with a local pharmacist what is and isn´t available rather than relying on that list.
If you don't see the name of your medication on the pharmacy list provided for Cyprus - Google the name of your medication to find the generic name for it. Then search the list again.
A lot of the medications in Cyprus and other European countries are generic rather than the branded name you're prescribed in UK.
