What do I do if I run out of medication on holiday?

What if I forgot my medication at home and need to refill it while on vacation? This should be a straightforward process if you're traveling within the U.S. You can go to the nearest pharmacy and ask the pharmacy to transfer your prescription to have it filled there.



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Here it is: Here's what's interesting: although prescriptions are required in most of the rich world, there are plenty of middling-income countries where they aren't, including Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Greece, Turkey, South Korea, Russia, and several others.

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You might face serious complications. If you don't take your blood pressure pills for your heart as prescribed, it could raise your chances of a heart attack, a stroke, kidney failure, or other complications. Even OTC drugs can be dangerous to skip.

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If you are travelling to a different time zone, you may want to adjust the time you take your medicine accordingly. You can then resume to your usual time when you return from your holiday. If you do forget to take a dose, don't take an extra one to make up for it. Just take your next dose as usual.

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