Can you use a foreign prescription to buy prescription medicine in Da Nang, or do you need a local doctor’s prescription?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 13 days ago
TL;DR
Based on chat experience, it helps to have a prescription showing the active ingredient in Latin script when looking for medicine in Da Nang. If local pharmacies do not stock a suitable equivalent, some travelers bring their medication from home.
What the community said
If it is hard to find the exact medicine in Da Nang, travelers suggest not relying entirely on local substitutes. For kidney medication, the chat noted that options in Asia can be limited, so many people bring a supply from home in advance.
13 days ago kidney medication
To look for an equivalent medicine in Da Nang, it is better to have a prescription that lists the active ingredient in Latin script. Local doctors and pharmacies can work with that more easily than with a prescription written only in Russian.
13 days ago active ingredient in Latin script
If a pharmacy does not accept a foreign prescription directly, one practical option is to visit a local doctor in Da Nang and get a local prescription for the same medicine or an equivalent based on the active ingredient.
13 days ago local prescription in Da Nang