[TheBiPolarSoldier]

So I'm emigrating to Vancouver in a week.
I'm wondering can anyone help me out with some questions about buying meds.

I imagine I'll have to pay full price or is there like a sysem where you pay a set amount and you get all you need for that( that's how it works here it's like €150 a month for up to a family of 4 and all the meds you want even if it like a grands worth of meds a month) but I'm lucky that I have Completely free health care at the minute.

Also is it legal to buy meds from Canadian sites or is it just as good to go to the pharmacy for them.

I'm current on
Lamictle 400mg
Clonazepam 1mg
Zyprexa 5mg although I've stopped taking it as yesterday because I get so far and that makes me feel like crap.

Any input would really be appreciated

Regards
Frank

I hope I can help.

In British Columbia (BC) you need to be an official resident for a period of 90 days before you can apply for your health card. In the meantime, you can use a prescription your current prescriber provides you to bring to Canada. Another option is to have them write a prescription for a 3-6 month supply and purchase them in your country before. You would need a letter to transport them to Canada.

I would choose the last option.

Also, get yourself a family doctor as soon as possible. You need them to start the referral process for a psychiatrist.

[TheBiPolarSoldier]

Thanks for the quick reply. So you're saying to try and bring as much meds as I can from Ireland. I think they'll only give me 3 months though. So after 3 months I can apply for a card even though I'm not legally a resident. I'm only coming on a 2 year work visa. And will this card help to subsidise the cost of meds?

And I can't go straight to a pdoc? I have to get a gp referral first. Do you know do I need to bring any documents from my gp over here to show to the Canadian doc?

Also do you know roughly how much gp,pdoc and CBT therapist charge.

Sorry for all the questions. I just left all this to the last minute but I did know I can bring a couple if months of meds with me but that all the researched. I am by far the world's worst procrastinater.