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gpars · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Guadalajara

Does anyone know of a website that lists different medications and their equivalent names in other countries?

I remember seeing a website like this that was a great resource, and now I can't seem to find it.

I am looking for the Mexican equivalent to either nortriptyline or amitriptyline.

thanks

notamiss · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:13 am Post subject:

Nortriptyline: nortriptilina
Amitriptyline: amitriptilina.
Adepsique� contains (among other active ingredients) amitriptyline, diazepam (valium), and phenothiazine; and Anapsique� is just amitriptyline.

thelmadatter · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:59 am Post subject: wp

this may sound dorky, but look up the brand name in English Wikipedia. You'll get the chemical name, which will be very close to what it is in Spanish. If youre really lucky, there will be a link to the equivalent page in Spanish WP.

gpars · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Guadalajara

i will try a specialized farmacia with these names.
Thank you...
Still would love to find that website or another website that has a chart of different drug names in different countries.

let me know if anyone has one!

TeresaLopez · Joined: 18 Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Location: Mexico City

Try WalMart, they can get drugs shipped from the US, store to store, if they don't carry them here in Mexico, and you don't have to deal with the hassle.

notamiss · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:38 am Post subject:

This is what I used, it's not a website of drug names in different countries but specifically for Mexico: www.facmed.unam.mx. To make it work for you, do a search with the active ingredient name in Spanish (found from Wikipedia as thelmadatter described) and add this to the search: site:facmed.unam.mx