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[Drew345]

I am coming to Seoul next week and start teaching Sept 1. I suffer from common cold and throat infection very often. Are medicines available in Korea over the counter like these:
- Formula 44 cough syrup or similar
- Green gel caps for Night Time with decongestent
- Cold formula elixer drink, same as gel caps but liquid
- Nasal spray for clogged nose

And for the throat infection, do they sell penicillin there or should I bring a load from home (Thailand).
My school does have medical insurance, but I am not sure what is involved with going to see the doctor there. Is it easy and cheap to see the doctor if your school has insurance.
I was sick there about 5 years ago and went searching for medicine with a Korean friend. No cough syrup to be found in all of Gangnam at that time.
I'm really excited to be coming next week!

Thanks,
Drew

[OiGirl]

If you need those specific things, you should probably bring a supply to last for at least a few months.

However, psuedoephedrine is more widely available than it is in the good old US of A these days.

[huck]

just go to walmart and stock up before you come here. that's what i did with dayquil and nyquil.....ahhh - sweet, blessed nyquil.

[AgDragon01]

you can get sweet, sweet nyquil at the Red Door Market in Itaewon.