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Travelling and Contraceptive Pill

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  • 08-05-2008 2:40pm
    #1
    funkycat83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭


    hey all!
    I have a little dilemma and I was wondering if anyone could help me with it!
    I am about to move to North America for a year and I am on Yasmin. I have just recieved a 6 month prescription from the college doctor. They cannot give me a 12 month one and I dont want to stop taking it while I am away. I have no G.P here in Galway and my G.Ps in my small-home-town to which I do not frequent EVER!! are ALL Male! and useless! I also have no sisters and would not ask my mother to get a prescription of this type for me!
    Can I get Yasmin In Canada? How do I go about getting it?!
    Help!


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    corcaighcailin9
    Registered Users Posts: 686 ✭✭✭corcaighcailin9


    http://www.yasmin.com/html/index.html

    If you click here you can check out about Yasmin properly. The US is one of the countries you can click so I presume it is available there.
    You could always ask your mother to get it for Acne / it keeps you regular maybe?


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    funkycat83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭funkycat83


    Thanks! never thought of looking for their site!
    My mother knew I was on dianette for my acne but never told her I changed. Since My GP at home didnt prescribe it doubt he would to my mother - for - me! Im thinking I may have to fork out the 50e doctor fee and try and get a 6 month prescription off a doctor in Galway somewhere!Suppose I really should get registered with a GP here!


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    Nevyn
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    They have family planning clinics in Canada yknow, where abouts are you traveling too ?

    http://www.womennet.ca/directory.php

    You might have trouble bringing 12 months of prescription drugs in the country you need to check that.


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    funkycat83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭funkycat83


    Going to Toronto first for 3 months.. see how that goes before I head anywhere else. Jeez i never thought about the not-being-allowed-bring-12-month-prescription!


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    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    (Completely) different type of medication, but I brought 12 months worth of my prescription tablets with me when I went to Canada. Had them in my luggage, never mentioned them to anyone, but had a doctors letter to say I needed them just in case.

    (Also had to get a letter from the Gardai to state that it was me in the passport photo cuz I looked so dramatically different!)


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    funkycat83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭funkycat83


    thanks DamoElDiablo !
    thats what i would have done i.e put in luggage and say nowt! dont think anyone could get too high off a years prescription of contraceptive! ha ha


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