Drugstores in Philippines. Medicine, Drugs, Inhalers

It was suggested that I take "Imodium" to settle my stomach if I ever got a touch of food poisoning. I used it on several occasions and it always worked in a matter of an hour or two. It is available at a drugstore near you. Use the store locators to find a nearby Mercury Drug store, Watson's drug store, or a Generics Pharmacy (scroll down the Generics page). Most other drug stores in the Philippines have Imodium also.

Drugstores in the Philippines

See my article about "Foods To Avoid in the Philippines."

Imodium relieved my several bouts of "food poisoning" quickly each time.

Whatever your needs, larger drug stores will probably have what you want. You do not always need a prescription. For example when we urgently needed an inhaler we were able to get one without a prescription.

Mercury Drug and Watson's have stores in the large shopping malls and outside malls.

Mercury Drug Stores are outside many larger hospitals.

If you visit a doctor in a clinic or in a hospital the doctor will probably suggest that you fill your prescription at an outside pharmacy. I have experienced this at Makati Medical Center and also at AUF Medical Center in Angeles City. Apparently the in-house pharmacies in hospitals are not well equipped.

Open-air Drug Stores are found all over the Philippines.

There are many small open air pharmacies along city sidewalks.

You do not always need a prescription to obtain medications in drugstores in the Philippines. Just ask. If you cannot get it at one drugstore try another. For example, when we needed an asthma inhaler we were able to get one.

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This article will be expanded upon. Please check back for more information about drug stores or pharmacies in the Philippines. This page updated June 21, 2016.