Hi there, i couldnt find a similiar post for this so i had to post it, so i have my personal medicine that i always took if my Gout becomes really bad and i could not handle it anymore, its a painkiller, steroid and anti inflammation meds.
Celebrex 100 mg, Methylprednisolon 10mg and Recolfar Colchicine 0.5mg for anyone who wants to know the meds name. i have no idea if these can be imported for my personal use. or if someone know any similiar meds especially Methylprednisolon and Recolfar Colchicine, i’ve had some meds from the Japanese clinic for Gout before but it’s just doesnt work at all, and their Painkiller is not helping aswell, i have chronic Gout so it can be triggered any time and i dont want to waste my time just bed resting if it gets triggered lol.
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Do you have a foreign prescription? If so, apply for a Yunyu Kakuninsho.
I don’t know about your specific meds, but a lot of us iherb for stuff like Melatonin for sleep, which pharmacies here don’t sell and very limited quantities are portioned even at the doctor.
My advice to everyone regarding medicine is to make a cloud drive for your meds and take photos of every prescription and drug you get, abroad or here. Comes in handy when you least expect it.
As long as you’re not stocking large amounts or reselling them you’re unlikely to get into trouble, and you’ll have an easy to access paper trail you can show on your phone if you’re ever stopped.
I don’t know about all your drugs but methylprednisolon is called メドロール or メチルプレドニゾロン
Did you try talking to your doctor and tell him your medicine doesn’t work? He’ll probably give you something else.
celebrex (Celecoxib) is available in japan. i found that asking directly for the medication i want usually gets the doctor to prescribe