Au vu des dernières informations en France avec le resortissants Francais qui s'est fait arrêter avec des médicaments interdit dans ce pays, je flippe un peu à quelques jours de mon départ...
De plus ma copine à était intérrogé à son arrivé au VN en juin..... elle avait rien d'illégal.
J'ai rien à me reprocher, mais cà m'inquiete un peu et j'aimerai pas avoir des ennuis à mon Arrivé à Ho Chi Minh ville car c'est pas vraiment le pays des droits de l'homme 😕 Je vais prendre les ordonnances de toute manière.
J'ai essayé d'appeler l'ambasse VN à Paris, ils parlent à peine Francais et ils n'ont pas de liste des médicaments interdit, il doive là recevoir normalement.
Voilà ce que je dois emmener, si y des personnes qui y sont déjà allé sans problèmes avec ces médicaments ou qui savent ou je pourrai me procurer la liste je vous remercie.
Là liste :
Photoderm max 50+ crême pour le soleil 5 boites de 40 ml.
cinq sur cing tropic lotion anti-moustique 1 petite bouteille
cinq sur cinq crème préventive 1 tube de 40 ml
Imodium 2 Mg(iopéramide) pour la diahrée 2 boites
ercéfuryl 200 Mg(nifuroxazide) pour la diahrée 1 boite
Doliprane 500Mg (paracétamol) pour la fievre 2 boites
Lariam 250Mg (méfloquine) pour le palud 1 boite
Eupantol 40 Mg (pantoprazole) pour le mal de ventre 1 boite
Spasfon(phloroglucinol, trimethylphloroglucinol) mal de vente 1 boite
Salut,
je ne sais pas du tout quels médicaments sont interdits ou pas, mais ne te fait vraiment pas de souci pour ça !
Bien sur aux infos ils vont parler de LA personne à s'etre fait arrêter pour ça, mais pas des milliers/millions qui n'ont aucun problème....
En plus dans ta liste j'ai l'impression que ce ne sont que des médocs "de base" qui se retrouvent dans la plupart des sacs de voyageurs donc....
je viens de regarder ta liste de médicaments ( si l'on peut dire ) non tu risque rien avec cela, c'est surtout du valium et ses dérivés qui sont interdit, et tu n'as pas beaucoup de médicaments .
pas de soucis tu peux partir tranquille, Bon voyage .
@+ , Marco .
On aura jamais assez de temps pour tout ce qu'on veut découvrir et comprendre dans nos voyages qu'on se le dise , Amis voyageurs .
j'ais dejas pose la question sur le forum mais n'ayant pas eu de reponse je recommance; ok pour les medicaments de base au vietnam, mais qu'en ai il de l'insuline avec le materiel pour les injections?
merci de me repondre
Si c'est pour ton usage personnel je te conseille de demander à ton médecin qu'il te fasse un papier comme quoi tu en as besoin pour tes raison de santé quotidiennement et d'en aviser l'ambassade du Vietnam en France afin qu'il te donnes conseil, à mon avis ils te feront un papier supplémentaire à ajouter de celui de ton médecin .
@+ , Marco .
On aura jamais assez de temps pour tout ce qu'on veut découvrir et comprendre dans nos voyages qu'on se le dise , Amis voyageurs .
merci, le papier du medcin, nous l'avons toujour avec nous mais je vais ffectivement contacter l'ambassade par precaution.
Oui tu as raison mais montre leurs ton papier du médecin, normalement il devrait en faire une traduction . Car au Vietnam ils sont bizarre avec les médicaments en provenance de l'extérieur .
@+ , Marco .
On aura jamais assez de temps pour tout ce qu'on veut découvrir et comprendre dans nos voyages qu'on se le dise , Amis voyageurs .
j emmene du zyprexa qui est un anti spychotique qui coute 45 euros et des pomades dyprosone et locoid pour de l exema est ce interdit meme avec une ordonnance.
Au vu des dernières informations en France avec le resortissants Francais qui s'est fait arrêter avec des médicaments interdit dans ce pays, je flippe un peu à quelques jours de mon départ...
De plus ma copine à était intérrogé à son arrivé au VN en juin..... elle avait rien d'illégal.
J'ai rien à me reprocher, mais cà m'inquiete un peu et j'aimerai pas avoir des ennuis à mon Arrivé à Ho Chi Minh ville car c'est pas vraiment le pays des droits de l'homme 😕 Je vais prendre les ordonnances de toute manière.
J'ai essayé d'appeler l'ambasse VN à Paris, ils parlent à peine Francais et ils n'ont pas de liste des médicaments interdit, il doive là recevoir normalement.
Voilà ce que je dois emmener, si y des personnes qui y sont déjà allé sans problèmes avec ces médicaments ou qui savent ou je pourrai me procurer la liste je vous remercie.
Là liste :
Photoderm max 50+ crême pour le soleil 5 boites de 40 ml.
cinq sur cing tropic lotion anti-moustique 1 petite bouteille
cinq sur cinq crè
me préventive 1 tube de 40 ml
Imodium 2 Mg(iopéramide) pour la diahrée 2 boites
ercéfuryl 200 Mg(nifuroxazide) pour la diahrée 1 boite
Doliprane 500Mg (paracétamol) pour la fievre 2 boites
Lariam 250Mg (méfloquine) pour le palud 1 boite
Eupantol 40 Mg (pantoprazole) pour le mal de ventre 1 boite
Spasfon(phloroglucinol, trimethylphloroglucinol) mal de vente 1 boite
Merci beaucoup. Je vous remercie pour les infos😉Je voudrais savoir aussi ls médicaments a prendre obligatoirement pour aller au viétnam🤪 Merci beaucoup
Si tu lis ce qu'ils disent et le mets en pratique, tu te paies une bonne parano.
Il n'y a pas de danger au Viet Nam, excepte dans certaines regions tres eloignees, la malaria et le palu (je pense que c'est chou vert et vert chou) sont quasi inexistantes. Libre a chacun bien sur de se bourrer de cachets et de vaccins, mais honnetement, c'est de l'argent jete. Le risque zero n'existe bien sur pas, mais a lire les recommandations du gouvernement francais, on croirait que le Viet Nam est un pays sous developpe et dangereux ce qui est tres loin d'etre le cas.
Precautions a prendre sur place : un bon repulsif anti-moustiques avoir un bon desinfectant avec soi (ici, dans les pharmacies, il n'y a a pas beaucoup de valables, par contre on en trouve dans les hopitaux) ne pas boire l'eau du robinet ni les glacons dont on ne connait pas la provenance (phenomene TRES rare, car ici, la glace est industrielle et pas dangereuse)
Si vous mangez sur le trottoir, il faut etre plus precautionneux, sinon, dans les hotels ou restaurants, meme les crudites sont lavees a l'eau de bouteille.
Pour la petite anecdote, deux amis ont traverse le Viet Nam sans encombre ni problemes intestinaux, SAUF lorsqu'ils ont mange dans un 5 etoiles 😏😏😏 Moralite : tout peut arriver, mais pas plus qu'ailleurs.
Bonjour
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