if I can buy iron and folic acid and maybe other vitamins that one needs during pregnancy by just going to the drugstore or I need a doctor's prescription. I'm asking cause I'm in costa rica and in here I can get them by just going to the drugstore and I'm traveling to england in a week but I don't know if you can get them the same way in England, Thanks
2007-02-27 12:47:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yeah, I bet it's cold in there
2007-02-27 12:54:58 · update #1
you can buy a multivitamin specifically for pregnancy...prenatal vitamins. they have everything you need in them that way you dont have to purchase 10 bottles of vitamins. YOu dont need a prescription
2007-02-27 12:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by estkijedsco 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you dont need a prescription 2 get niether of those vitamins but be sure to ask a doctors advice on how much you should take. You really need folic acid during pregnancy. If you get iron pills be careful not to get them too strong because it may cause constipation.
2007-02-27 12:55:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not - you should be able to buy them over the counter at a pharmacy. You can buy a combined multi vitamin for folic acid and iron and all the other essentials your body will need for pre, during and post pregnancy.
2007-02-27 14:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by fijibabie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you can buy them in a chemists / drugstore - they even have special pregnancy formulations of vitamins / folic acid and minerals which you can buy, they're probably the best thing to get here
2007-03-03 04:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by jop291106 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy at chemist and even supermarkets now.
There is something called 'Pregnacare' which covers folic acid and iron and other multi vits essential for pregnancy but my midwife told me it was better to take the vitamins naturally through food so I upped my fruit & veg
2007-02-27 22:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by Sharon B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't need a prescription for that.Folic acid should be enough though but if your doctor said you have iron deficency you should get that too. I only took folic acid untill 20 weeks of pregnancy but after that i was told i need iron tablets as well because my blood test showed i had iron deficency. You don't need a prescription though for any of these tablets.
2007-02-28 02:38:33 · answer #6 · answered by hurray a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy the pregnacare vitamins they are fab...... took them all the way through my pregnancy, they have iron and folic acid.... all vitamins u need whilst preggers!!! You can buy them at most drugstores and also at supermarkets in the vitamin section!!!
2007-03-02 12:03:09 · answer #7 · answered by carolyn_4981 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi yes you can buy vitamins and folic acid tablets over the counter here in england. get them frm any supermarket or chemist(drugstore). ps hope you enjoy england and bring warm clothes and an umbrella!!!!
2007-02-27 12:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you can buy all kinds of vitamines etc over the counter here in England.
2007-02-27 12:53:20 · answer #9 · answered by Jonathan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in scotland and england you can buy folic acid from any chemist (drugstore) without a perscription. enjoy your trip
2007-02-27 20:58:36 · answer #10 · answered by thedaddy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋