Help! Vitamin store near PCP.

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Hubby had some vitamins get ruined during travel. He takes them for a specific medical reason. Hotel called a farmacia who didn't have them because they are not really medicine. They would be in a drug store back home with things like Calcium. He specifically needs Lysine. Anyone know of somewhere close by?

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Btcedarr said:
Hubby had some vitamins get ruined during travel. He takes them for a specific medical reason. Hotel called a farmacia who didn't have them because they are not really medicine. They would be in a drug store back home with things like Calcium. He specifically needs Lysine. Anyone know of somewhere close by?

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Where's PCP? How long are you here?
 
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Playero has vitamins as does the farmacia by the Metro bus station - in Sosua - if this is where you are.
 
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Sorry! We are at Punta Cana Princess. I think it is near El Corceito and or Bavaro Plaza.
 
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Btcedarr said:
Sorry! We are at Punta Cana Princess. I think it is near El Corceito and or Bavaro Plaza.
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Well, lysine in spanish is lisina (lee-see-na) , so you can ask for that at farmacias. Here is a number to Nacional in Punta Cana 809-959-3000 .. Your best luck might be there, pharmacies don't typically carry things like that.
 
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I don't know Punta Cana at all, so have no idea how far away Punta Cana Village is. There is a GNC store located there:

Carrerera Punta Cana
Punta Cana, Punta Cana
Phone: 809-533-6060

According to the GNC website, they carry lysine. Could you get someone to call them to see if they have what your husband needs?
 
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Plaza San Juan also has a vitamin/supplement store inside the Pola supermarket. Would be closer for you.
 
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A lot of places are open on Sundays here but not all pharmacies. San Juan plaza is open.

As you are in a hotel, get them to ring up Centro Medico Punta Cana - they have some things as well as any other numbers given here. Tell them it is a medical emergency, then they will be happy to help.

Punta Cana village is close to the airport and may not be open on a Sunday but get reception to check for you. A lot of places will send what you need via motoconcho as long as you pay that person in US$ or RD$ as well as the cost of the motoconcho (biker rider) and from there to you that will be around RD$200 ($5)... worth it if your hubby really needs it!
 
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The GNC store in Punta Cana Village closed down a while ago but they are definitely still in the San Juan Shopping Centre. Larger pharmacies will have a vitamin section too.
 
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This might be late for the OP, but I just noticed my kids vitamin "crecivit" , available from common pharmacies, has a main ingredient of lisina/lycine, thought I would share.
 
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