In general, hospital visits and medicine in Taiwan tends to be far less expensive than in the west. From minor to major ailments and injuries, medical facilities in Taiwan can help.
Hospital
Health facilities in Taiwan are adequate for routine and emergency medical treatment. State-of-the-art medical equipment is available at many clinics and hospitals.
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- Tri-Service General Hospital
- Taipei Hospital
Pharmacy
Medicines for most ailments can be found at the drug store, even those that may require a prescription elsewhere (like asthma inhalers and birth control pills). however, opiates and pain killers are still by prescription. Medicine is usually must less expensive then in the West.
There are many small pharmacies throughout Taipei. A large pharmacy commonly referred to is the Shanghai Pharmacy (Hengyang Rd., No. 32). Joy Pharmacy (02-2657-2562; No. 37, Alley 50, Lane 737, Section 1, NèiHú Road, Neihu District) and Leader Pharmacy (02-2834-7733; No. 678, Section 5, ZhongShan North Road, Shihlin District) are two other options.
Update 10/12/2010
Expatriate health insurance in Taiwan
With so much to deal with before leaving your home country, (taxes, moving house, paperwork etc.) the careful planning of your expatriation to Taipei is an essential step. As far as healthcare is concerned, your local social security scheme won’t be accompanying you to your host country and, once abroad, you might be surprised by the care system you find in Taiwan So, before leaving, make sure you have appropriate cover!
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17/03/2013
Needing some medicine at night, I called one evening to confirm when they closed and took a taxi all the way from Tienmu and found they had closed shop even though I got there 7 min before their closing time. I called them from outside but they refused to open up. They couldn’t have cared less. It was really quite despicable behavior.
There are lots and lots of good pharmacies in Taipei, no need to give them business.