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Are common prescription medications available in Portugal?
When we asked expats in Portugal if common prescription medications are available in Portugal, they wrote...
"I have a few rx that I need. We took out private insurance and I brought my Dr. records with me when I met my primary care Dr. He looked them over and said they were not a problem. One rx is $50 cheaper here than the states," remarked another expat who made the move to Albufeira, Portugal.
"Pharmacies are numerous in each major city and at least one exists in the smaller towns. Using a list from our US physicians of regularly taken medications, the pharmacies here continue to dispense this medication. Costs are at least one half less than in the US, and with some scrips can be about a tenth of the cost in the US. Pharmacists will also listen to customer health complaints and offer medication that would have required a doctor visit in the US, such as some allergy medications, cold, muscle pain, stomach ailments, headaches," explained one expat living in Cascais, Portugal.
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Are common prescription medications available in Portugal?
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Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International
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