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Subject: RE: [world-cruising] Prescription drugs
From: Rick Bradshaw (rbradsh2@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Dec 12 2002 - 15:19:55 EST
John(2) & Rick,
Thanks for the info. I had not considered keeping things cool nor
keeping it covered with a plastic film when the top is screwed on. I
also have contacts but have not had an enzyme infection (knock on
wood!). I have had a couple scratches a few years ago that were
_quite_ uncomfortable so I can empathize and will be certain to keep
all the info in mind.
Thanks for the assurances about the non-U.S. doctors and pharmacists.
Sometimes it is nice to know that not everyone is constrained by
regulation like we are here in the U.S. Sometimes regulation is good
but there are other times.
Rick
At 22:52 +0200 12/11/02, John Titterton wrote:
>Some prescription drugs are like colour (color in the US) photographic
>film - it looses sensitivity and stability before the expiry date when
>in humid and/or hot conditions. I have found that keeping film and
>prescription drugs that are not stable or deteriorate quickly in the
>refrigerator. They do not take up much space and will normally extend
>their useful life well beyond the expiry date.
>
>There are exceptions to this, such as compounds or medications made from
>animal extract or ones with a high natural content in cream form. My
>wife also uses some special drops for her eyes to treat enzyme
>infections once in a blue moon - she wears contact lenses. This small
>bottle has a very short shelf life (6 months from manufacture) and once
>opened should be thrown away after two days, before the infection has
>cleared up. We experimented keeping the unopened bottle (you can fit two
>into a matchbox) in the refrigerator and found that it was still 100%
>effective after a year. Also, once opened and kept in the refrigerator,
>it lasted approximately a week instead of the two days.
>
>A pharmacist once also told me to not only keep the cream he had made up
>for me in the refrigerator, but to keep a small plastic film on the
>surface of the cream to prevent air reaching it. He informed me the
>cream would deteriorate quickly if exposed to the air and become
>ineffective. It cured my ailment quickly and thus I was never able to
>see how long it would actually last.
>
>John (2)
At 03:07 -0400 12/12/02, Rick H Kennerly wrote:
>Going foreign would be more of a problem, but I've found most foreign
>pharmacies I've used (a small number, to be sure) to be adept at preparing
>mixes. In fact, they probably do more day to day compounding than many US
>shops.
>
>And foreign Drs are usually willing to write Rx to mirror whatever your US
>Dr has been prescribing for a small fee, if the Pharmacist doesn't just
>prescribe it himself--things are much different (and cheaper) in other
>countries.
>
>While in the S Pac a few years ago I had a really bad rash and a pharmacist
>on Tonga whipped up some sort of ointment on a piece of wax paper and sold
>it to me. Worked great.
>
>Worst case scenario would be medical repatriation leave every 4-6 months to
>stock-up on drugs. One of you would fly home to get a check-up and refill
>the drugs.
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