Prescription Medical Tapentadol- Help !!
Hi, I was wondering how I should approach an English speaking GP in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh) for my 1 month stay- I suffer from 2 chronic pain illnesses and as a result I have to take tapentadol (plexia) both sustained release and fast release daily.
Due to the foreign policy, I was only able to take 7 days worth of this medication with me on my trip and will need to get new scripts prescribed whilst I’m here for this medication. I am unfortunately unable to have other opioid medication since it causes severe gastrointestinal interactions- I am a quite stressed with how I will go- I have all my doctors letters that explain what medications I currently take, why I take them and the dosages as evidence.
Does anyone have any advice on how I should go about this? What the likelihood is of me being able to get this medication prescribed and if there are any clinics in Ho Chi Minh that prescribe this medication?
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated 💗 I am worried about being stranded in pain and unable to enjoy my trip :(
Edit: have so far been to three different pharmacies 2 of them being the bigger chains (pharmacity) and they don’t stock the medication :( also went to an international clinic and they said they don’t have the authority to prescribe it- they said they may be able to prescribe it from a hospital- so fingers crossed !!