Anybody know of any good but cheap doctors in TiaJuana?

[whitem3]

I have to agree with Carlos123, this is getting confusing. Why don't we separate narcotics from OTC drugs in Mexico that you need a Rx for in the U.S. I have no idea how to go about getting a narcotic from a pharmacy in Mexico and I have no interest in that. I do believe that with a U.S. Rx you can simply have it filled in a pharmacy, no need to see another (Mexican) doctor. You must keep the Rx though to come back into the U.S. to prove you have the Rx for it. My question is, I know I can buy Amoxicillin in Mexico without a Rx. Because you need a Rx in the U.S. for it, can I bring it in without the Rx?

[dper11]

It's Tijuana, not Tiajuana. There is no A after the i. I lived on the U.S. border with Mexico for years. We only got our medicine in Mexico, we never saw a doctor there. I think you should travel there and ask the people of Tijuana what doctor they recommend. I live in Houston now. Mexicans travel here all the time for medical help. That might mean something. Be careful.

[carlos123]

I was kinda hoping that a Mexican doc as a professional courtesy to his American doc counterpart would at least give some weight to a professional American doc giving me a professional prescription for a narcotic pain reliever .

Without having to go through an exam all over again.

I understand that such may not be realistic though.

I guess we can conclude this much from what has been said so far...

If you want an OTC (over the counter) medication that is available in both countries as such...no problem. Get it and bring it across the border as you please (though I would still declare it to be on the safe side).

If you want a medication that is available by prescription in one country but OTC in the other...get a prescription for the country which needs a prescription and bring it into the country that doesn't. No problem.

Do not bring a medication into a country that needs a prescription from a country that doesn't without a prescription to have it in the country that needs a prescription!

So I think if we honor the prescription requirements for either the U.S. or Mexico within their respective borders we can go back and forth just fine with whatever we are prescribed.

As long as we declare it at the border to our respective government border agents.

Does that sound about right?

Personally I won't go into Mexico to get a medication that I do not have a U.S. prescription for (assuming that a U.S. prescription is needed to get that medicine in the U.S.).

Carlos

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by carlos123

I was kinda hoping that a Mexican doc as a professional courtesy to his American doc counterpart would at least give some weight to a professional American doc giving me a professional prescription for a narcotic pain reliever .

Without having to go through an exam all over again.

I understand that such may not be realistic though.

I guess we can conclude this much from what has been said so far...

If you want an OTC (over the counter) medication that is available in both countries as such...no problem. Get it and bring it across the border as you please (though I would still declare it to be on the safe side).

If you want a medication that is available by prescription in one country but OTC in the other...get a prescription for the country which needs a prescription and bring it into the country that doesn't. No problem.

Do not bring a medication into a country that needs a prescription from a country that doesn't without a prescription to have it in the country that needs a prescription!

So I think if we honor the prescription requirements for either the U.S. or Mexico within their respective borders we can go back and forth just fine with whatever we are prescribed.

As long as we declare it at the border to our respective government border agents.

Does that sound about right?

Personally I won't go into Mexico to get a medication that I do not have a U.S. prescription for (assuming that a U.S. prescription is needed to get that medicine in the U.S.).

Carlos

I think your summary is clear as mud and congratulate you for being able to put it all together. (Watch that liver now).

[moved]

You only need a prescription to bring narcotics across the border, which I wouldn't risk. I've brought several bottles of Amoxicillin back to the US without a problem. When I go through customs and they ask the purpose of my visit, I just say shopping and medication. Never had a problem.

[Kittenzz]

Are Kadian or Morphine tabs available in Mexico?

[moved]

Originally Posted by Kittenzz

Are Kadian or Morphine tabs available in Mexico?

You need a prescription from a Mexican doctor to bring narcotics across the border.