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Offline hobbes

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OTC drugs in Corfu?
« on: June 08, 2012, 01:36:16 AM »
Weird question but I am currently suffering with an impacted wisdom tooth which will not be pulled until after my holiday. If i get another tooth/gum infection whilst I'm in San Stef can I buy amoxicillin OTC in the pharmacy-I know some European countires are more relaxed about prescription only drugs than us (I promise I'm not a junkie, just too mean to pay privately to have the tooth pulled now!) 



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Re: OTC drugs in Corfu?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2012, 01:40:16 AM »
Can you not get them before you go if you explain your circumstance to your doctor/ dentist
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Re: OTC drugs in Corfu?
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2012, 03:19:45 PM »
There's a good pharmacy in Avliotes, but make sure you take you European Health Insurance Card.
I've used this pharmacy before and it is so much cheaper with the EHIC.

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Re: OTC drugs in Corfu?
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2012, 09:41:42 PM »
Get some painkillers from your doctor and some antibiotics from your dentist (doctor wont give you antibiotics for your tooth - or they didnt when I had an abscess).  You must get sorted before you go as the pain from this will drive you mad if you havent got yourself sorted.  I really feel for you.  There is nothing worse than bad toothache.

I had an abscess one year before I went on holiday - begged the dentist to pull it out the day before I went but still suffered for about 4 days afterwards.   If I had found someone who would sell me drugs to have knocked me out, I would have bought them I can tell you, never known pain like it.

Good luck  :)

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Re: OTC drugs in Corfu?
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2012, 07:26:06 PM »
there is a good dentist in sadari,english speaking.i went there a few years ago when i broke a tooth,very cheap,and the filling lasted a good few  years.There is also a pharmacy in aviolites,where i brought some antibotics cream and that was very cheap. Good Luck, u dont want to be in pain.

 

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