OTC Meds in Japan

Hi all

I have a question about over the counter meds in Japan. Does anyone know if enteric coated peppermint oil for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and betaine hydrochloride digestive aids are readily available in Japan? If so, do you happen to know the names of any particular brands? I realise this is a pretty tall order. I'd appreciate any help at all. If you are unsure about brand names, do you know what I should say/ask for when visiting a pharmacy or health food store?

Thanks for your time

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I've checked about the entric coated peppermint oil on the net (in Japanese) and IBS.

I don't think entric coated peppermint oil is readily available as a product (the only website I managed to find is the one selling entric coated peppermint oil which is obviously imported from the US, maybe shipment is to be made from the US too as the prices are shown in US$), at least you cannot find it at ordinary pharmacy.

Peppermint oil is available at shops handling herbs and oils.ﾂ Also some pharmacies are carrying peppermint oil in bottle. (At a pharmacy you can ask for ﾆ地ﾆ鍛ﾆ谷窶禿ｻ hakka-yu, which means peppermint oil in Japanese).

I'm not sure if entric capsules are easily found, though...

If you need entric coated peppermint oil, I think you should bring them when visiting Japan to be on the safe side.

Some words in Japanese in case you want to find something related to this:
ﾆ地ﾆ鍛ﾆ谷窶禿ｻ hakkayu (peppermint oil) at pharmacies
ﾆ馳ﾆ恥ﾂーﾆ蓄ﾆ停?愴暖ﾆ棚ﾆ辰ﾆ停?ｹ pepaaminto oiru (peppermint oil) at herb shops/health food shops
窶卍ｰ窶馬ﾂ青ｫ chouyousei (entric)
ﾆ谷ﾆ致ﾆ短ﾆ停?ｹ kapuseru (capsule)
窶ｰﾃ溪?｢qﾂ青ｫ窶卍ｰﾂ湘?津ｳﾅ嘆 kabinsei chou shoukougun (IBS)

Hope this helps.

Thanks for your quick reply. I really appreciate it. I'll take your advice into account.