In recent years, consciousness about beauty and health of Thailand is as high as in Japan, and drug store and cosmetics department are always thriving in town.
Naturally derived ingredients and natural herbal cosmetics, whitening products, anti-aging products using herbs are popular, and the opening of foreign drugstore chain has been rapidly increasing.
On the other hand, there are many people who purchase medicines at an old-fashioned pharmacy, a pharmacist is stationed in a pharmacy, prescribing medicines according to the symptoms, so in Thailand drugs requiring prescription are also purchased at a pharmacy in Thailand There are a lot of things, when there are light symptoms such as a cold or abdominal pain, some people do not go to the hospital but buy medicine at the pharmacy.
We will introduce the Thai drug store that you often see in the city with many tourists used.
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Watsons
Watsons is a giant drugstore chain based in Hong Kong, developing 12 stores in 4000 countries mainly in Asia and Europe.
Since opening a 1996 store in 1 year in Thailand, we have expanded stores not only in the city center but also in the region, and now we are opening stores in most hypermarkets and shopping malls, becoming the most popular drug store in Thailand It is.
There are abundant selections, Thai herbs, fruits and other natural ingredients such as body care items are popular and tourists come to purchase products as souvenirs.
Recently, Japanese products are also increasing, and many cheap promotions such as “1 items are offered free when you buy 1”, “2 product 50% off”, “2B product is 1B” full of bargains I am going to
Boots
Drugstore chain from the United Kingdom to expand to 36 countries.
Opened Thai 1997 store as Asia's first store in 1 year, and has expanded over 220 stores in Japan.
Besides medical products, cosmetic products and beauty related products are available, and original brands such as "Botanics" and "No7" are famous.
"Sabai-arom", which develops skin care products using fruits, flowers and vegetables in cooperation with organic farms in Thailand in particular, has been popular both in Japan and abroad since its release in 2004 year.
Popular items are also sold in Japan, but in Thailand you can purchase in half price of Japan.
Like Watson, we frequently conduct promotions such as "Buy 1 pieces and 1 pieces for free".
There are abundant supplements, and there are also many Japanese cosmetics and sunscreen creams.
Turja drug
Turuha drug based in Hokkaido established Tsuruha Thailand with the Saha group, which is a major commodity distribution company, and opened the 2012 store at 1 Gateway Ekkamai.
Currently it is deploying over 20 stores mainly in Bangkok.
I handle Japanese products and their display method is intact in the Japanese drug store, so it makes me feel like I am in Japan.
Compared to Japan, it is priced from 1.2 times to 1.5 times and there is a sense of overcrowding but because we can purchase familiar Japanese products, Japanese residents come to visit, Thai middle class to HNWI Japan Many times come to shopping in search of products, makeup cosmetics such as natural soymilk cosmetics and whitening cosmetics, KATE, FASIO, CANMAKE etc are on sale.
Matsumotokiyoshi
In the year 2015, we founded a merging company with Central Food Retail, the core company of the Thai Chaebol Central Group, and opened 1 stores at Central Ladprao.
Today, the store is expanded to 18 stores, in-store make-up cosmetics made in Japan, skin care goods, beauty accessories, sweets line up, the notation is also in Japanese and Thai.
The assortment is almost the same as Japan, but because there is no handling of supplements and medicines, it is a strong drag store with beauty goods color.
Brez Pharmacy
"Bures Pharmacy" located just a short walk from BTS Asoke Station and MRT Sukhumvit Station is a Japanese resident pharmacy.
As a Japanese interpreter replaces himself, he interprets the symptoms to a Thai pharmacist and prescribes the optimal medicine so that I can discuss with confidence when I lose my physical condition in Bangkok.
The pharmacist was 2 name, and he gave me a good voice in Japanese.
There are also popular herbal cosmetics "avai boulevard" as a souvenir in the store and "Madam Hane", a topical soap, next to it is a Japanese resident clinic "Blesss Clinic".
It is the greatest benefit that you can get medical examination in Japanese when you are sick, the examination is quicker than the big hospital, and you will not be kept waiting for a long time. There is also "Brez Pharmacy" in Fuji Super 15 store on foot 4 walk from BTS Thonglor Station.
Brez Pharmacy
- Address: 415 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Toei, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110 (between Soi 21 and 23)
- Access: From BTS Asok Station / MRT Sukhumvit Station 1 minutes by foot
- Opening hours: 9: 00 to 23: 00 (Japanese resident) 10: 00 to 19: 00
- Closing days: None
Blazclinic
- Address: 417 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Toei, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110 (between Soi 21 and 23)
- Access: From BTS Asok Station / MRT Sukhumvit Station 1 minutes by foot
- Medical time: Mon-Fri 10: 00-20: 00 / Sat / Sun 9: 00-18: 00
- Closed day: Non-fixed holiday Only a few days a year
- What is necessary for visit: Please bring it if you have passport, various insurance cards, medical certificate, medication notebook, introduction letter from other hospital, medical examination result etc.
