Guide
Medicine names, strengths, availability, and prescription rules vary across countries. Current prescriptions and original packaging help doctors review your history. They do not guarantee the same brand, strength, or supply in China.
SinoCareHub can organize records and communicate through the hospital's process. We do not prescribe, dispense, or ship medicines. Qualified doctors, pharmacists, and medical institutions decide diagnosis, prescribing, substitutions, and dispensing.
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Prepare a clear medication list before travel
List each medicine's generic and brand names, strength, form, schedule, and start date. Add recent changes, allergies, and the reason for use. Include your current prescription, package labels, and relevant records. Do not stop, reduce, or switch medicines on your own before travel.
- Generic name, brand, strength, and dosage form
- Current prescription, original packaging, and labels
- Reason for use, allergies, and recent changes
- Relevant reports and a concise medical summary
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Three common routes for prescription medicines
Common routes include an in-person hospital visit or suitable online follow-up. A regulated pharmacy can dispense with a valid prescription. The route depends on your condition, medicine, visit history, prescription review, and local process. Confirm with the hospital and pharmacy whether an outside pharmacy can dispense the prescription. Also confirm its validity and required documents. A remote opinion, record review, and formal prescription are different services. Treat no medicine arrangement as confirmed until the hospital or pharmacy states it clearly.
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Can I use my current prescription in China?
Not automatically. An in-person hospital visit is common for a first visit. It is also common for complex symptoms or a new assessment. The hospital may review your current prescription and records. A licensed doctor decides whether a prescription is appropriate. A qualified pharmacist reviews and dispenses it under the applicable process. Requirements vary by medicine, hospital, and visit format.
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Online follow-up and pharmacy delivery
Some cases may use consultation and electronic-prescription processes when a clinician judges online follow-up appropriate. Use licensed platforms or pharmacies. Complete required identity, prescription-source, and pharmacist checks. The platform or pharmacy confirms delivery range, handover checks, timing, and stock. Online services do not bypass clinical assessment or make every medicine available.
- Suitable cases include chronic-care refills and repeat medicines with an established plan.
- Use your own valid identity information. Do not buy first and obtain a prescription later.
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Confirm availability, restrictions, and personal medicines
The same ingredient can have different brands, strengths, forms, and stock levels. A doctor or pharmacist must approve any substitution or dose change. Cold-chain or specially controlled medicines may not suit online sale or delivery. Keep personal medicines in original packaging with the prescription and clinician's note. Check current rules with your airline, entry point, and destination.
- Narcotics, psychotropic medicines, and blood products need offline handling. The same applies to vaccines and other specially controlled medicines.
- Injectables may not suit online sale or prescribing. The same can apply to high-risk controlled medicines.
- Check the medicine name, strength, expiry date, and keep the purchase record.