A relative went to Bangkok Hospital a while ago and received a perscription. That image above is a photo of the little medicine bag that the hospitals in Thailand dispense when the doctor writes you a prescription. The label contains the name of the medicine as well as the dosage, what it is being prescribed for, and the possible side effects. The part in Thai says take one per day before bedtime for relief of dizziness and migraine, and may cause drowsiness. The part in English below the name Bangkok Hospital says it is Flunazine.

I happened to look up Flunazine on the internet. The website drugs.com says it is:

a potent, non-narcotic, nonsteroidal, analgesic agent with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity for intravenous or intramuscular use in horses and beef and dairy cattle.

Oh really!? So Bangkok Hospital is prescribing a painkiller used on horses for its patients?

Turns out not. Inside the little bag is a bubble pack containing the medicine Flunarizine as shown in the photo below.

Good job by the Bangkok Hospital pharmacy. They can’t even get the name correct on the medicines they dispense.

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