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Galileo · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 63

I have a friend who is considering coming to Vietnam. He wants to know if prescription medication is available here (specifically adderall or ritalin). Does anyone know about this?

ChuckECheese · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 216

sethness · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hiroshima, Japan

Hmmm... I'd be interested in hearing second opinions on whether it's available in Vietnam. Perhaps available through a doctor or hospital...?

Ritalin is used to control young peoples' ( < teenager) ADD, isn't it? Does it also work on adults?

catnip · Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 32 Location: san francisco

ritalin for add or medical purposes is available in thailand through a hospital pharmacy with a doctor requesting it and if you have a copy of your prescription from your country or a pill bottle with the precription written on it. I don't know about Viet Nam, but in Thailand where I could not get vicodan or darvon for osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia and deteriorating discs, I was amazed that ritalin was availabe. good luck catnip

sethness · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hiroshima, Japan

Thanks, Catnip.

I was considering travelling to Thailand before VN anyway... this might be the clincher. I haven't tried Ritalin before, though (can't get it, here in Japan-- they don't recognize ADD/ADHD as a medical condition)... will have to try to get a prescription from scratch.

I've heard excellent things about the hospitals in Thailand-- surprisingly modern and affordable. I was surprised to hear about your difficulties concerning osteoarthritis, since a friend actually recommended I go to Thailand for joint-replacement surgery. Perhaps conditions vary enormously depending on the # of foreign retirees in that area of Thailand?