Price Shopping For Prescription Drugs; Getting it Right in Mexico
Price Shopping For Your Prescriptions in Mexico
Jon Couch, a pharmacist from Texas, has a website ”expatriate.rph.consultants” providing the names of the top 200+ drugs of Canada and the US and the corresponding names you will find in Mexico.
Couch describes his business as follows:
I am a pharmacist working in Texas and living in Texas and in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. We, (that’s me plus three other pharmacists, a registered nurse, and a medical doctor), are offering help with your prescription medications in Mexico.
We don’t sell drugs and this is not a mail order pharmacy!
We do provide you with the names of the TOP 200+ Drugs of Canada & the United States and the corresponding names you will find in Mexico. I do say NAMES, because there may be up to 75-80 new brand names for your drug from home.
And in addition to the names, we now provide the prices you will find, not only for rx’s, but for the top consumer products throughout Mexico.
Our major posting of drugs & prices is for Guadalajara, the 2nd largest city in Mexico. There are 33 other cities with this information available and they are at our web site.
I have found that Guadalajara is a pretty good default city. This city is large and diverse with an excellent medical school.
As you consider your relocation, the cost of medicines should be a priority. We can help. And if you are heading to another city, check our list. We should be able to provide the necessary information for you. What’s more, if you are already in Mexico, let us know who you are paying for your medicines. We have a form on our website you can complete & e-mail to us.
And for questions, e-mail to:
YourVirtualPharmacist@gmail.com
Jon has written 2 posts to this blog. I am a pharmacist working in Texas and living in Texas and in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. As you consider your relocation, the cost of medicines should be a priority. We can help. We are at:
https://sites.google.com/site/expatriaterphconsultants/home
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Lucy Peluche
February 6, 2010
Not bad. Better than previous sites. Can I get to older files to check for trends?
John
February 14, 2010
Lucy,
Sure, all the older data from the original site is still available. I gather you still have that URL. Any problems, let me know.
ilenelittle
February 7, 2010
I’ll forward your question to Jon. Coming soon – we are launching our social media site where you will be able to contact people of interest directly w/o having to leave a message.
John
February 14, 2010
Interesting!
What impact does the cost of inflation have
on prices in Mexico? Can my ‘mail order’ pharmacy
send me my drugs in Mexico?
John
February 14, 2010
John,
Inflation does trickle down into Mexico. 4% for generics & 15% for brands. As for the ‘mail order’ issue, mail itself is somewhat unusual in Mexico. You need to contact your mail order pharmacy. Will they ship to a PO Box? Is it secure? What about UPS or FED Ex? But, also, why use them when the cost of rx’s in Mexico is about 25% of the US cash price. Save 75% is pretty cool! I’d consider dropping ‘em………
Bob
March 3, 2010
Do you know anything about importing drugs into Mexico? I’ve got a few customers that are relocating to Mexico for part of the year & want their drugs mailed.
What do you think?
Robin
March 3, 2010
Well, all logic says NO!
However, several expatriates claim “MailBox” has a license for importation of drugs?? and that nobody has ever had any trouble???
I don’t know!
Ask ‘MailBox” if they can safeguard this type of shipment.
Bob
March 3, 2010
Well, all logic says NO!
However, several expatriates claim “MailBox” has a license for importation of drugs?? and that nobody has ever had any trouble???
I don’t know!
Ask ‘MailBox” if they can safeguard this type of shipment