BUYING MEDICATION

Many medications are sold over the counter in Cambodia including many counterfeit drugs.

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Medicine is not a cheap item to buy in Cambodia according to comment from many people. The higher price is because there is not much competition as well as nobody know the real price to buy from the wholesaler or importing product suppliers.

So medicine person or doctors will just sell it in whatever price that they can as much as make money. There is no care of other people business. One other thing when you buy the medicine from the market in Phnom Penh or from other provinces of Cambodia, then you should aware of fake medicine for they give very negative affect for your health.

Many medications are sold over the counter in Cambodia. However, that includes many counterfeit drugs. So it’s best to head to a reputable pharmacy, although they do cost more than the local pharmacies. Normally, you can buy medicine from any pharmacy that authorized by the health authority or certified pharmacy with certification. Prescription is necessary to bring along when you are looking to buy any medicine for treatment of certain type of sickness.

You should be able to find most popular medications in Cambodia, particularly in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. If you have a prescription for a specific medication, it’s worth calling U-Care before you move to make sure that they carry it or will be able to order it for you. Some medications are not yet available in the Kingdom and others, including many that are restricted in the United States, such as ADHD medications, are not available at all.

However, there are some cases you can just walk to the pharmacy and ask the nurse or medicine from the pharmacy shop to prepare it. There is not any recommendation in whatever situation which you must consult with the doctor before buying the medicine. However, you can read the instruction from the company or medicine suppliers and follow the prescription to avoid any harms.

Pharmacies are everywhere in Phnom Penh. There are big pharmacy in Phnom Penh like around Olympic market area, Tapang market and in front of the Train Station in the city or you can buy from any pharmacy in Cambodia just need to consult with your specialist or doctors first. The chain that everyone seems to trust is U-Care, located in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, and it is guaranteed you are getting the real thing when you buy from them. Additionally, Pharmacie De La Gare – in front of the Train Station – in Phnom Penh has a good reputation. You can often choose between the Western or Chinese/Indian version of the drug.

I don’t buy anything more pyschoactive than Advil and sunscreen from independent pharmacies here. Independent pharmacies in Cambodia have been known to sell fake or substitute medications. This is not a risk you want to take.

Fact is, pretty much anything you can think of is available over the counter in Phnom Penh’s thousands of pharmacies, including drugs such as Xanax, Valium, codeine-containing painkillers, Colonopin, and others. Be responsible, kids.

Hospitals in Cambodia

I’m  not sure about the professional ability or reputation of the medical facilities, just talk about the price.

In Phnom Penh, Somebody said that Thai-owned Royal Rattanak Hospital is the best international hospital in town, but it’s not cheap! You can see Khmer doctors there for less than the foreign doctors charge, but it’s still fairly pricey. A less expensive option that expats still trust is Sen Sok University Hospital or another international hospitals. The consultant price about 10-20$ with good services.

Another option is clinics, which is slightly cheaper. I have not frequented any Cambodian clinics and have not heard good things.

If you chose national hospitals, may be have a really cheap price, sometimes free, but take you a long time to wait and wait.

My baby got sick with really high fever at the evening. I took her to Kantha Bopha and She was hospitalized immediate. This Hospital run for charity that they’ve treated my baby, fill a prescription, give medicine and X-rays,… free. Everything was good with emergency statement. But when we came back to the second examination, it’s really hard because a huge number of peoples…

Most Cambodian patients  seek care first with a traditional  healer. Traditional  methods  include coining (repeatedly  rubbing  the skin with a coin or other blunt object), cupping (applying heat to a cup on  the  skin so that  the  vacuum  created  causes it to  suck on  the skin), massage, acupressure, herbs and many other Chinese remedies.  Cupping   and  coining,  much  like acupressure  and acupuncture, may serve some  function  in decreasing  pain.  The marks of these treatments are common,  and some bear scars from overly enthusiastic amateur therapists. A patient’s chief complaint can often  be guessed  by noting  where  the  coining  marks are. A patient immobilized  from a traffic accident will often have coining done  to them  before any transportation arrives.

Medical Services in Cambodia

I’ve moved to PP for 4 months with my baby. As a healthcare professional, the first thing is medical services in Cambodia that I care about because of my baby’s healthy and myself.

As I know, Medical facilities and services in Cambodia do not meet international standards.  Both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap have a limited number of internationally-run clinics and hospitals that can provide basic medical care and stabilization. Medical care outside these two cities is almost non-existent. 

I’ve tried to find the information on internet, magazine,… and go arround PP to see it, and have compiled the following list of local area hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies in Phnom Penh below.

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Phnom Penh

National Hospitals

CALMETTE HOSPITAL
#3, Preah Monivong Boulevard, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855) (0)23 426 948 Ext: 257 / (855) (0)11 426 948 
Fax: (855) (0)23 723 840
Email: calmette@online.com.kh

 

KANTHA BOPHA (Phnom Penh)

Oknha Street 61, France, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 428 009 / (855-18) 814 878

 

NMCHC (National Maternal and Child Health Centre-National PMTCT Program)

Address: French street, Sangkat Srash chork, Doun Penh, Phnom Penh.

Tel: 023 724 257 / 725 973

E-mail: adminnmchc@camnet.com.kh

NPH (National Pediatric Hospital)

#100, Federation of Russia Blvd, Phnom Penh

Tel: 023 884 137/ 881 075

Web site: http://www.nphcambodia.org/

 

PADH (Preah Ang Duong Hospital)

#118, Kramuon Sar, Street 114, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 218 875

 

PREAH KET MEALEA HOSPITAL

Steet France, near Wat Phnom

 

 

Other Hospitals

CHINESE HOSPITAL

Blvd Preah Monivong

 

CHUEN MIN HOSPITAL

#148, Mao Tse Thoung, Street 245, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 721 120 / (855-12) 842 686

 

HOSPITAL BAYON

#327, Norodom, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 214 537

 

KOSSAMAK HOSPITAL

#80, Yothapol Khemarak Phomin, Street 271, Phnom Penh

Tel: (855-23) 883 047 / (855-23) 882 947 / (855-18) 814 878

 

MUMICIPAL HOSPITAL

Tchecoslovaquie, Street 169, Corner Street 134, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 881 612

 

PREAH BAT NORODOM SIHANOUK HOSPITAL

Yothapol Khemarak Phomin, Street 271, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 217 764

 

PREAH MONIVONG HOSPITAL

Trasak Paem, Street 63, Phnom Penh.
Tel: (855-12) 944 591

 

RUSSIAN HOSPITAL

#430, Phnom Penh , Cambodia
Tel: (855-23) 217 524

 

SEN SOK INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
#91-96, St.1986, Sangkat Phnom Penh Thmey, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855) (0)23 883 712 / (855) (0)12 840 731 and Fax: (855) (0)23 883 713
Email: iusabo@yahoo.com or info@ssiuh.com
Website: http://www.sensokiuh.com/
Office Hour: 7am – 12pm, 2pm – 5pm; Monday – Saturday
Hospital Hour: 24/7

 

ROYAL RATTANAK HOSPITAL
#11, Street 592, Sangkat Boeung Kok II,
Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855) (0)23 991 000 / 365 555 and Fax: (855) (0)23 986 992
Mobile: (855) (0)23 991 041-045
Email: info@royalrattanakhospital.com or rrhregis@bgh.co.th
Website:  http://www.royalrattanakhospital.com/
W/H: 24hour service, Monday – Sunday

 

Clinics

Clinic Depo Long Hour

#151, Jawaharlal Nehru, Street 215, Phnom Penh 12153.
Tel: (855-23) 723 941 / (855-12) 911 998

 

Clinic and Biological Center

#185, Norodom, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 211 099

 

Clinique Bramavihahara

#597, Kamphuchea Krom, Street 128, Phnom Penh 12156.
Tel: (855-23) 723 941 / (855-12) 911 998

 

CFMC – Community and Family Medical Clinic

#262B/268, Trasak Paem Street (St.63), Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 217 349 / (855-12) 803 610

Email: marissa.md@online.com.kh
W/H: 8am – 12, 2pm – 5pm and from Monday – Friday

 

Friendship Clinic Khmer and Chinese

#181E0, Norodom, Phnom Penh 12302.
Tel: (855-23) 213 539

 

Guang Yang Medical Center

#67, Jawaharlal Nehru, Street 215, Phnom Penh 12304.
Tel: (855-23) 720 514 / (855-12) 895 128

 

International SOS Medical and Dental Clinic

#161, Street 51, (Pasteur), Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 216 911 Mobile: (855) (0)12 816 911
Fax: (855) (0)23 215-811
Email: info.cambodia@internationalsos.com
Website: http://www.internationalsos.com/
W/H: 8am – 5:30pm; Monday – Friday & Saturday: 8am – 12pm

Liudmila’s Health Clinic

#35, Trasak Paem, Street 63, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 302 868 / (855-12) 813 318

 

Ly Srey Vyna International Medical Center

Sothearos, Street 3, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23)-982003 / (855-23)-982674-5 ext. 142;

 

Phanom Penh Clinic

#95, Sihanouk, Street 274, Phnom Penh 12207.
Tel: (855-23) 216 208

 

Sorya Clinic

#54, Trasak Paem, Street 63, Phnom Penh, 12208
Tel: (855-16) 812 464

 

Tropical and Travellers Medical Clinic

#88, Oknha Ing Bun Hoaw, Street 108, Phnom Penh, 12202
Tel: (855-23) 366 802 / (855-12) 898 981

 

European Dental Clinic
#160 A, Norodom Boulevard, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855) (0)23 211 363 / (855) (0)12 893 174
       (855) (0) 92 804 471 (Emergencies)
Email: europhnompenh@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.europeandentalclinic-asia.com/
W/H: 8am – 12pm, 2pm – 7pm; Monday – Friday & Saturday: 8am – 12pm

 

International Physiotherapy Clinic   
#29B, Street 288, Phnom Penh
Tel: (855) (0)12 802 725
Email: amata.aroma@gmail.com
W/H: 8:30am – 12pm, 2pm – 6:30pm; Monday – Friday

 

Naga Clinic
#11, Street 254, Phnom Penh
Tel/Fax: (855) (0)23 211 300
Mobile: (855) (0)11 811 175
Email: nagaclinic@online.com.kh
Website: http://www.nagaclinic.com/
W/H: 8am – 12pm, 2pm – 6pm; Monday – Sunday
Note: Double price for Holiday Service

 

Pharmacies

PHARMACIE DE LA GARE
#81Eo, Preah Monivong, 12201, Phnom Penh
Tel/Fax: (855) (0)23 430 205
Mobile:  (855) (0)12 805 908 / (855) (0)16 805 908
Email: nmc@worldmail.com.kh
W/H: 7am – 7pm, Monday – Saturday and Sunday: 7pm – 5pm

 

U-CARE PHARMACY (Geolink Group)
#26-28, Sothearos Blvd at Street 178                         
Tel:  (855) (0)23 222 399
Website: http://www.u-carepharmacy.com/
W/H: Monday – Sunday, 8am – 10pm

Other Branches in Phnom Penh:
– #39, corner of Sihanouk Blvd and Street 55 Tel: (855) (0)23 224 099
– Norodom Blvd, corner street 136  Tel: (855) (0)23 224 299
– #844, Kampuchea Krom   Tel: (855) (0)23 884 004
– #254 Monivong    Tel: (855) (0)23 224 399

 

PHARMALINK
Website: http://www.pharmalink.com.kh/

NAGA CLINIC (open 24/7):
#11, Street 254, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh,
Tel: (855) (0)23 214 727

BKK I:
#43AEo, Street 57, Sangkat BoeungKeng Kang I, Khan Chamkar Mon
Tel: (855) (0)23 726 186

THAI HUOT SUPERMARKET:
#6, Street 592, Sangkat Boeung Kak II, Khan Toul Kork
Tel: (855) (0)23 691 3786

 

Siem Reap

ANGKOR HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN       
Street Achar Mean, Mondul 1 Village,
Svay Dangkum Commune, Siem Reap
Tel: (855) (0)63 963 409 / (855) (0)12 940 669
Fax: (855) (0)63 760 452
Email: fwab.sedtha@lotus-temple.com
Website: angkorhospital.org

 

ROYAL ANGKOR INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
National Route 6 (Airport Road), Phum Rasekam, Khum Sra Ngea,
Siem Reap (Angkor), Cambodia
Tel: (855) (0)63 761 888 / (855) (0)12 235 888
E-mail: info@royalangkorhospital.com
Website: http://www.royalangkorhospital.com/

 

U-CARE PHARMACY (Geolink Group)
– Phsarchas / Old Market: In front of PUP Street
Tel: 855 (0)63 965 396 (Ext: 104)
– Lucky Mall: Tel: 855 (63)966 683