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jdw1972

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Member since 22 January 2014

Paranaque

jdw1972

31 October 2014 11:45:21

jdw1972

31 October 2014 11:45:21

Paranaque

Hello all:

I am 42 and living in Manilla. I am on SSDI and am looking for anyone with experience of using a vacation override to bring meds back to the Philippines. Meds here are expensive! Currently, I got Humana to fill 6 months worth of meds for me, and I hand carried them. I go back to the States twice a year for checkups, but they say now they are only doing vacation overrides for 3 months, twice per year. Anyone with experience or suggestions? It is time for open enrollment. Thanks!

rcampsr

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Member since 26 October 2010

Brgy Cogon, Ormoc City, Leyte

rcampsr

31 October 2014 23:45:45

rcampsr

31 October 2014 23:45:45

Brgy Cogon, Ormoc City, Leyte

Hello jdw1972,

I am not sure what med's you are on, or if they are special and not available here. I used to pay $250.00 in prescription copay's in the USA and brought a good supply here with me. When I was in the hospital here the doctor replaced the drugs with the Philippine equivalent of my USA drugs and now I pay cash out of pocket for all my med's and doctor's visits for less than my USA copay's I had. You should find a doctor here and consult with him/her on your needs and see if you can get an equivalent replacement for your med's.

I hope this helps with your needs, RAC

boriloco

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Member since 21 September 2012

boriloco

07 October 2015 17:11:33

boriloco

07 October 2015 17:11:33

Best you do mail order and have it delivered by LBC,because mail system is extremely slow

rcampsr

Active member

Member since 26 October 2010

Brgy Cogon, Ormoc City, Leyte

rcampsr

08 October 2015 02:00:50

rcampsr

08 October 2015 02:00:50

Brgy Cogon, Ormoc City, Leyte

If you are going to ship LBC, keep in mind they do not ship out of the country to the USA directly, they hand the parcels off to a secondary carrier to ship out of country, and visa versa on incoming shipments. After several times shipping with them I changed to DHL, which ships direct from the states and visa versa. Another thing to be aware of is there are some regulations about importing drugs into the Philippines. You should talk with customs and check what is allowed to come into the country. I had a few problems with trying to get certain items shipped here from the USA. Also, there is a limit on the amount of drugs that you can personally bring into the country. Hope this helps, RAC

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