TemgesicMX
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2010
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A good read...
As for pain meds all of the stories you hear about Mexico are just that. Stories. Narcotics are STRICTLY controlled and almost never dispensed in take home form. They can only be prescribed by an anesthesiologist. A family physician can not, under any circumstance. And then you will play hell finding a pharmacy that has it in stock. Which will be none of them in a small town. Very difficult.
Which is one of many odd and frustrating quirks in Mexican law. Regarding anything, medicine or otherwise.
However, an interesting loophole I noticed is that Tramadol and Temgesic are sold freely over the counter. They can not be neatly classified in the way something like hydrocodone can, for example. And in the chaos that is Mexican law those 2 slipped through the cracks.
The Tramadol is sold freely. The Temgesic is a little trickier but I am a nurse practitioner in private practice here. So, they sell things to me that they might not to other people. Though technically, they can sell it without a receta. The Temgesic is available .3, for injection only, but they also sell syringes freely. No questions, no nothing. Ever.
Benzodiazapines are also available. By prescription and only sold in one or 2 pharmacies per town. Benzo´s are a little expensive here. About $40 for 20 pills, depending on the marca. The brand.
Law is capricious and hit or miss here I suppose, and I have been here long enough and practicing that they know me and have eased up. Plus most people in positions of authority don´t even know the laws they are supposed to be enforcing. It really is a bit of a lawless place.
Government is fractured, complicated, cumbersome and in many instances just plain dumb.
It is a different world my friends.
I strongly concur with the other poster who advises staying away from border towns. And I would like to add tourist hot spots to the list of places to avoid. In real Mexico, the interior, things are different. Try to find a reliable, knowledgeable English speaking source in Mexico. Not easy, but can be done if you pay attention. Sometimes what you are looking for falls right into your lap and you don´t notice it until you pay attention.
I hope this is helpful to someone. Feel free to PM me if you have questions. No subject is off limits and I do not judge. I am here to help in any way possible. Just IM me or email me.
Be careful out there. I wouldn´t put just any pill in my mouth that is sent to you by a dude named Jose working in an online farmacia in Guadalajara. Maybe if an American living in a small town in the interior sent it to me I would. But that´s just me....
helpmatew at the google one which is a point com
As for pain meds all of the stories you hear about Mexico are just that. Stories. Narcotics are STRICTLY controlled and almost never dispensed in take home form. They can only be prescribed by an anesthesiologist. A family physician can not, under any circumstance. And then you will play hell finding a pharmacy that has it in stock. Which will be none of them in a small town. Very difficult.
Which is one of many odd and frustrating quirks in Mexican law. Regarding anything, medicine or otherwise.
However, an interesting loophole I noticed is that Tramadol and Temgesic are sold freely over the counter. They can not be neatly classified in the way something like hydrocodone can, for example. And in the chaos that is Mexican law those 2 slipped through the cracks.
The Tramadol is sold freely. The Temgesic is a little trickier but I am a nurse practitioner in private practice here. So, they sell things to me that they might not to other people. Though technically, they can sell it without a receta. The Temgesic is available .3, for injection only, but they also sell syringes freely. No questions, no nothing. Ever.
Benzodiazapines are also available. By prescription and only sold in one or 2 pharmacies per town. Benzo´s are a little expensive here. About $40 for 20 pills, depending on the marca. The brand.
Law is capricious and hit or miss here I suppose, and I have been here long enough and practicing that they know me and have eased up. Plus most people in positions of authority don´t even know the laws they are supposed to be enforcing. It really is a bit of a lawless place.
Government is fractured, complicated, cumbersome and in many instances just plain dumb.
It is a different world my friends.
I strongly concur with the other poster who advises staying away from border towns. And I would like to add tourist hot spots to the list of places to avoid. In real Mexico, the interior, things are different. Try to find a reliable, knowledgeable English speaking source in Mexico. Not easy, but can be done if you pay attention. Sometimes what you are looking for falls right into your lap and you don´t notice it until you pay attention.
I hope this is helpful to someone. Feel free to PM me if you have questions. No subject is off limits and I do not judge. I am here to help in any way possible. Just IM me or email me.
Be careful out there. I wouldn´t put just any pill in my mouth that is sent to you by a dude named Jose working in an online farmacia in Guadalajara. Maybe if an American living in a small town in the interior sent it to me I would. But that´s just me....
helpmatew at the google one which is a point com

