When I went to Thailand a few years ago, I remember being startled that you can just walk into a pharmacy anywhere and buy anything, and I do mean ANYTHING you want without any questions. You don't need a prescription and you don't need to see a doctor, you can just walk in and ask for what you want and if they stock it you can have it. In Bangkok it was a little different but in other areas it was as easy as buying a pair of shoes, particularly in the backpacker hotspots like Phuket for example, where there are lots of western travellers. At first I began explaining why I needed the meds and trying to justify it to the counter assistant but after a while it became apparent that they're just not interested. Infact, before I could finish my sentence they were reeling off all of the other meds they stock and how much they cost. They just want the money and are happy for you to buy whatever you want and if you get yourself into any kind of trouble then that's your problem, it's not their responsibility. I'm sure a lot of people will hate me for saying this but I think that's the way it should be all over the world. Why is it that you can walk into any shop and buy twenty bottles of Vodka without anyone batting an eyelid, but you have to go through all types of ridiculous formalities just for a couple of pills that, for most of the time, are for genuine physical or emotional problems. Anyway... that's a whole different thread.