½ûÂþÌìÌÃ

hello and welcome to EB Phil.

you raise a good query. however, u missed a big point. any drugs you come with thru the airport will also be checked, and it is at the discretion of the checker whether or not to allow u thru. especially if u are getting them in quantities, they will assume u are selling. its happened to me a few times.

to counteract sky high prices, use insurance. that is what its there for. if i feel the onset of a flu coming on, i head to my hospital, visit the doctor (or the ER for convenience) and get prescribed everything i need. if ur insurance does not cover, visit the clinics, i think its 1KD or 2KD and u get medicines as well. Pharmacies should not be visited in Kuwait. overpriced, as u said.

ALTHOUGH, that is the price asp the Ministry of Health.

Thanks Legacy for the reply. You are right about airport search but I manage to distribute the medicines in the 2 suitcases, briefcase, laptop bag, Jacket...
As for insurance, I work for the government and their policy is to receive medical treatment in public hospitals where all the expensive medicines are provided for Kuwaiti only. This the price we have to pay in Kuwait, but thank God salaries are good enough to alleviate this problem.

btw I like your name Legacy

thank you Phil

did u try clinics? not the private ones, the public ones.. like for example, in hawalli there are 2; theres one on tunis st near Muhallab (intersection of Tunis and Beirut St) and the deal there is u take ur insurance card and pay 1 or 2KD and get meds.

give it a shot

Thanks for the good tips/advice guys, I'll be leaving Philippines next month for work in Kuwait, this question is on my mind too, so now I know what to do. Thanks!