{"id":85259,"date":"2020-10-05T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=85259"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:20:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:20:33","slug":"medical-facilities-health-insurance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/paris\/medical-facilities\/typical-health-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical facilities \/ Health insurance – Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Medical facilities in Paris<\/h2>\n

There are no special medical precautions or required vaccinations necessary for entering Paris<\/a>. Make sure, however, that you do bring enough medications, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, to tide you over until you are able to find a doctor in Paris<\/a>. Ask your physician to give you copies of records of ongoing treatments and to write new prescriptions using both the trade and generic name of the medication. Do not forget a copy of your eyeglass prescription, an extra pair of glasses or contact lenses, as well as lens solutions.<\/p>\n

It is also always wise to make sure that your immunizations are up-to-date. Make sure to bring a record of these with you to France<\/a> so that if you need a booster, you have the correct dates and information.<\/p>\n

Should you need medical attention, France healthcare system<\/a> is among the best in the world, medical facilities of the highest quality, physicians are highly trained and pharmacists are helpful and knowledgeable.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”city-side-bar”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sidebar-section-one”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Top Tips” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_separator color=”#ffffff” type=”full_width” thickness=”1″ up=”” down=””][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01<\/td>\nOnce you have found a good bakery in your neighborhood, visit regularly. They are institutions and offer interesting information about the local area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\nThe ‘3 plans par arrondissement’ is by far the best local map, and so compact that it takes up little space in a bag.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\nThe seemingly constant flood of locksmith service advertisements in your mailbox may seem annoying, but slip one under your doormat, you may need it!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\nLearn the language, you will find that there are large swathes of Parisian life that you will miss completely if you don’t speak the language.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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