"Twilight" dentistry in Mexico?
Hey Everyone, I wonder if anyone has any experience with dentists in Mexico that offer dental work under partial sedation? The dentist here calls it "twilight" sedation. You aren't completely "o...
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2oldman: What makes you think that Valium is available at a pharmacy in Mexico? Not so!!! Controlled substances are not sold in pharmacies!
From the US consulate:
Information for Residents and Visitors
Victims of Crime
How to Avoid Being a Victim of Crime in Baja
Guns are Illegal in Mexico
Buying Prescription Drugs in Mexico
Mexico’s New Drug Laws
Info for Seniors and Disabled
Warning: Dangerous Wave Conditions in Coastal Areas of Baja California Sur
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program
Passports
Citizenship/Reports of Birth Abroad
Death of an American
Notary Services
Federal Benefits
Contact Citizen ServicesBuying Prescription Drugs in Mexico
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Mexico’s laws governing medicines are similar to those in the United States. Any drug classified as a controlled medicine cannot be purchased in Mexico without a Mexican prescription. This prescription must be written by a Mexican federally registered physician. Purchasing a controlled medicine without a valid prescription in Mexico is a serious crime for both the purchaser and the seller. Purchasing a controlled medicine with a U.S. prescription is not sufficient and is illegal, regardless of what the Mexican pharmacy may be willing to sell to the purchaser. By law, Mexican pharmacies cannot honor foreign prescriptions.
In Mexico, medications such as Valium, Vicodin, Placidyl, Ambien, codeine, pseudoefedrine, Demerol, morphine, and Ativan are not legally sold over-the-counter without a valid prescription from a Mexican physician. If the purchaser succeeds in purchasing controlled medicines without a prescription, Mexican police can arrest the purchaser and vendor and charge them with possession/sale of a controlled substance. The sentence for possession of a controlled substance runs from ten months to fifteen years in a Mexican prison.
From the US consulate:
Information for Residents and Visitors
Victims of Crime
How to Avoid Being a Victim of Crime in Baja
Guns are Illegal in Mexico
Buying Prescription Drugs in Mexico
Mexico’s New Drug Laws
Info for Seniors and Disabled
Warning: Dangerous Wave Conditions in Coastal Areas of Baja California Sur
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program
Passports
Citizenship/Reports of Birth Abroad
Death of an American
Notary Services
Federal Benefits
Contact Citizen ServicesBuying Prescription Drugs in Mexico
12
Mexico’s laws governing medicines are similar to those in the United States. Any drug classified as a controlled medicine cannot be purchased in Mexico without a Mexican prescription. This prescription must be written by a Mexican federally registered physician. Purchasing a controlled medicine without a valid prescription in Mexico is a serious crime for both the purchaser and the seller. Purchasing a controlled medicine with a U.S. prescription is not sufficient and is illegal, regardless of what the Mexican pharmacy may be willing to sell to the purchaser. By law, Mexican pharmacies cannot honor foreign prescriptions.
In Mexico, medications such as Valium, Vicodin, Placidyl, Ambien, codeine, pseudoefedrine, Demerol, morphine, and Ativan are not legally sold over-the-counter without a valid prescription from a Mexican physician. If the purchaser succeeds in purchasing controlled medicines without a prescription, Mexican police can arrest the purchaser and vendor and charge them with possession/sale of a controlled substance. The sentence for possession of a controlled substance runs from ten months to fifteen years in a Mexican prison.
