My cold has developed into ongoing asthma, with jet-lag not helping. Not needing to wrestle with translations, I took myself to a nearby clinic and saw a nice young doctor. She prescribed medications to relieve my symptoms - three of them - as well as a course of oral steroids. I won't take the steroids until I can check with my endocrinologist.
But what I want to comment on is the Singapore system. The doc diagnoses, prescribes and the same clinic dispenses the meds. You get your meds, which are generics, in a little plastic ziplock bag with specially printed labels. No trip to the pharmacy, and no wastage or left-over doses in boxes. Since "the government" does the buying, they can get the best price - Big Pharma would not be pleased.
Then in the biggest snafu of all time, I left the cold medications behind in a restaurant. I was able to go to a pharmacy and buy some replacements - and they too come in little plastic bags!
The nanny state has some advantages!
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