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[r.]

I just arrived and need to fill a prescription written by a U.S. doctor. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? I don't have a health insurace card yet and I assume I will pay full price for the prescription, but I don't care, I just need the pills.
Can I do it at a pharmacy here or will I have to get it mailed to me?

[kat2]

You can try, but its probably not going to work. Some things that require prescriptions at home, don't here (and vice versa). So you could try to just walk into the pharmacy and ask for it. Look up a couple of different names for the medication, including the scientific chemical name, generic names, etc. Try all of them. If he says no, then I would find a good English speaking doctor. Tell him your condition. Say "at home, my doctor just prescribes xxxx, and it always works. Thanks for prescirbing that for me here." Usually they just want you in and out quickyl and will give it to you. Also, an office visit will cost less than 10,000 and the prescriptoin should cost about the same, depending on how much you get. When I go to get 30 pills each of allegra and zyrtec, it costs about 30,000.

[justagirl]

I always had my mom ship them to me. There is a global priority mailer envelope (cardboard) you can get at any US post office. A small envelope is about $5 to mail to Korea, the larger one (9x12") is approx. $8. It only takes 3-9 days to get to Korea.

I had my mom send pills in a plastic ziplock, or in some other flat container. I agree with above posters---no Korean doctor will fill a US doctor's prescription, just as a US doctor wouldn't fill a Korean doctor's.

[alabamaman]

[ChopChaeJoe]

Go to a pharmicist out in the sticks They just don't care. most of them anyway.

[r.]

[kat2]

Thats without. Welcome to National Health Insurance. Say goodbye to bloodsucking insurance companies

[r.]