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Post by whollygoats on Mar 13, 2017 0:17:33 GMT
Question of interest....Is the personal hygiene item, Head & Shoulders Shampoo, sold in the UK?
What I seek is an over-the-counter personal cleanser product which contains zinc pyrithione. Neutrogena also markets a product...here.
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Post by JoeP on Mar 13, 2017 9:43:56 GMT
Yes it very much is.
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Post by hexgoblinweb on Mar 13, 2017 13:43:25 GMT
I hope you don't get charged extra for the butterflies. All I want to hear is that you are having a world of fun, enjoying the scenery, and having the most pleasant memories you can ever have.
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 20, 2017 19:36:15 GMT
So...I'm booked in to the Boar's Head Inn on Lammas Street in Carmarthen beginning April 21. First stay in the UK.
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Post by Kye on Mar 20, 2017 19:56:47 GMT
Exciting!
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Post by tangent on Mar 20, 2017 20:18:16 GMT
Thank you for warning us.
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Post by Moose on Mar 23, 2017 0:43:05 GMT
The Mansion is really very nice
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 24, 2017 16:15:31 GMT
So...This coming week is packing trial and smartphone training. At the beach.
In attempting to reduce the amount of stuff I drag along, can a Brit here confirm that I can purchase insulin syringes over the counter in any chemist? Or, do I need to drag along sixty small syringes along with 90 days of ten different prescription meds and specialty skin treatment junk, AND a CPAP machine? *sigh*
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Post by JoeP on Mar 24, 2017 17:46:36 GMT
I haven't attempted to buy syringes ... if no one answers I could ask a local chemist.
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 24, 2017 18:43:44 GMT
I haven't attempted to buy syringes ... if no one answers I could ask a local chemist. I imagine that insulin usage is reasonably widespread in the UK, it's just that I'm unaware of how easy it is to obtain the syringes over the counter. If it's reasonably easy, I'll just pack enough to get me to the next chemist in the UK, rather than packing 60+ syringes. Insulin needles are tiny subcutaneous needles(6mm on a 1mL barrel)and not particularly the type of thing an intravenous user might be interested in....but, hey...I don't know much about IV users.
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Post by tangent on Mar 24, 2017 23:17:43 GMT
Haven't a clue, sorry. I'd expect them to be available only on prescription because everyone who needs them can easily get a prescription. But I don't know if that's the case.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 23:48:41 GMT
They literally are lifesavers. I'd take as many as you need + a little more (think travel delays/stranded in the UK). You don't want to be trekking around UK chemists begging them to supply you. Plus they don't take up much space, do they?
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Post by Moose on Mar 25, 2017 1:13:45 GMT
I'd be surprised if any chemist would sell you syringes over the counter but I could be wrong. I have a friend who is type one diabetic, I will ask.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2017 11:56:51 GMT
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Post by tangent on Mar 26, 2017 12:11:55 GMT
In attempting to reduce the amount of stuff I drag along, can a Brit here confirm that I can purchase insulin syringes over the counter in any chemist? Or, do I need to drag along sixty small syringes along with 90 days of ten different prescription meds and specialty skin treatment junk, AND a CPAP machine? *sigh* I checked with a doctor and a chemist at my local church this morning. You can buy insulin syringes over the counter at any pharmacy but not the insulin. If you want a lot of them, they would have to order them but they would be available the following day. The remaining medicines and CPAP machine can be obtained by prescription from a GP. You would have to pay a consultation fee (which might be ÂŁ45) and he or she would give you a private prescription. (NHS doctors can dispense private prescriptions.) You would have to pay for the medicines at cost. Since you know you need them, you don't qualify for emergency care. The best thing is to make an appointment with a friendly GP practice a few days beforehand and take along a medical note to prove that you need them. I guess you worked that last bit out.
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 28, 2017 1:14:22 GMT
Great. That means I don't have to pack 60 syringes. I can just take a couple of packs (10 each) and pick up more in-country. So far as I know, I'll be taking my entire 2-month supply of meds. I purchased prescription meds in Plague I with just my prescription bottle and my passport. Dunno if that's possibly in the UK. I can have Dx script on my person when I wash up on furrin shores. (From smartphone) To
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Post by Moose on Mar 30, 2017 0:15:07 GMT
I'd like someone to double check what Steve said because to the best of my knowledge chemists will NOT hand syringes over, even for money. I mean, I can find you plenty of local junkies who might sell - I find syringes in my street sometime - but I'd not let yourself go without.
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Post by Moose on Mar 30, 2017 0:15:41 GMT
Is it really that difficult to bring enough needles for entire stay?
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Post by Moose on Mar 30, 2017 0:25:28 GMT
I mean, if you turn up at a hospital and prove you are diabetic they they will give you needles but seriously, what's the problem with bringing sixty with you ? It's not like you're packing sixty rhinoceroses or something.
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Post by Moose on Mar 30, 2017 0:30:26 GMT
And you DEFINITELY need to bring the CPAP machine with you.
With no offence to Steve he lives in a big city. Most of the UK is not big cities. You would likely encounter a problem if you asked for this sort of thing in a local chemist - they either would not have it or they would not give you it.
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 30, 2017 4:22:14 GMT
Well..I just wasted 20 minutes trying to respond on this POS technology...funk it.
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Post by JoeP on Mar 30, 2017 9:22:54 GMT
On the other hand Moose, you may not be aware of this because you don't fly, but bringing 60 syringes onto a flight isn't necessarily going to be easy either. Probably wouldn't even be allowed one in carry-on luggage - you aren't allowed nail scissors over 6cm for example.
I will ask in a local chemist. Although I too live in a moderately large city.
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Post by tangent on Mar 30, 2017 10:14:34 GMT
My understanding is that since it's a health issue, every chemist is obliged to make them available. They may not have them in stock but they must be able to order them for the next day. It's part of their contract with the NHS. But it would be wise to check.
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Post by Moose on Mar 30, 2017 18:47:58 GMT
I hadn't considered problems getting them on the plane. Hmmph.
I could always go to my local pharmacy and ask them to get some in if I knew what kind.
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Post by JoeP on Mar 30, 2017 20:10:40 GMT
OK, I asked a local chemist. Did not seem too surprised, although he first thought I was asking if it would be possible to get the insulin itself. He basically said, in several ways "your friend would have to come in and show what he needs" which I interpret as bring at least one in case they call the size or type of syringes something else
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Post by Moose on Apr 1, 2017 1:00:02 GMT
I need to ask my local chemist too but - Joe, you are in London. I don't think you understand (perhaps) how difficult these things might be to get in the sort of place where I live, or what the reaction might be if you asked for them.
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Post by Moose on Apr 1, 2017 1:01:42 GMT
(to put it another way, I sometimes have problems getting even prozac from local chemists because they just don't have it. They'll give me a few and then tell me they'll 'order in' the rest. Which is fine but in an emergency I would not want to see Kelly left without needles).
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Post by whollygoats on Apr 1, 2017 13:51:24 GMT
Okay...So, with all this, I finally went and looked up what the experts say... Which is to take it all with me, plus a letter and prescription from my physician. And to keep my meds on me (don't check it through). I've been through international customs twice now with syringes. Nobody batted an eye. It's just that here in the US, you can walk in to almost any pharmacy (aka 'chemist shop') and buy insulin needles...a box of 100, a bag of 10, or even one syringe; on demand. From what I understand, they are not the kind of things which drug abusers are interested in and, as such, they don't tend to arouse much suspicion. My experience is that they are far more interested in your disposing of the used items safely.
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Post by JoeP on Apr 1, 2017 14:43:45 GMT
Fair enough, although that site also says never to drink tap water and never to go barefoot. I think it's addressing the most risky countries!
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Post by whollygoats on Apr 1, 2017 16:26:09 GMT
On a side note, I just ordered my 'medic alert' bracelet. A task I've not done since I lost my last one in Samarkand.
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