Most medicine in Colombia are over the counter - Amoxicillin, Viagra, Ibuprofen 1000mg, just to name a few. There are drug stores on every corner here in Colombia and most of them operate through delivery too.
Before I even thought of moving to Colombia, when I was only in high school, I suffered from middle ear infection at least two times a year. It was always pretty much the same treatment after spending time and money waiting to be attended to. The doctor would prescribe expensive 500mg Amoxicillin pills to be taken three times a day for ten days. The great thing about moving to Colombia was that as soon as the symptoms started up, I could just walk into a drug store and buy brand-name or generic pills at a fraction of the cost compared to the United States and no prescription was needed. And that goes for most all types of medicine. Since there are a lot of farmacias here and a lot of generic brands, prices tend to be very reasonable. In fact, they are so cheap that a lot of visitors and tourists end up taking some back home with them. The use of medicinal marijuana is also legal, even medicinal coca leaf products. These types of stores can usually be found in shopping centers and malls. There are teas and cookies that I highly recommend. They work well for a variety of different symptoms or needs. Some of the ‘Droguerías” I’ve used are Cruz Verde, Farmatodo, and La Rebaja. As far as medicinal cannabis and coca rubs, teas and cookies, I bought them at a shopping center in Bogotá called “El Centro Comercial Bulevar”.
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