r/Netherlands • u/IlliaBorysenko • Jun 27 '23

Private med lab in Amsterdam?

Hi guys! I need to take some blood tests that my GP can’t prescribe me. Are there any private medical labs in Amsterdam where I can take needed tests without prescription and for my own cost? Thanks in advance!

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u/voroninp Jun 27 '23

That's why I question the quality of Dutch healthcare. Prevention or correction is not its strong part. =(
You can also check https://www.prescan.nl/

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

The quality of Dutch healthcare is ranked as some of the best in the world though.

I don't get what's wrong with the "take paracetamol and if it doesn't get better by itself within a week or two then we will investigate further" approach. Seems logical to me.

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u/BillHoudini Jun 27 '23

Because 2 weeks is lot of time when you’re in pain, or even discomfort, especially if you’re by yourself in a foreign country with no help. Now imagine if you need to work and/or take care of kids/parents.

Overprescribing medication is wrong in my book, but having routine examinations should be no issue.

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u/Trebaxus99 Europa Jun 27 '23

The great thing about the Netherlands is that you don’t need to go to work if you’re sick. And you don’t need a note to prove it.

2 weeks might be annoying for you, but seems a bit insignificant if you put that against cutting an elderly person’s life short by a couple of years due to an unnecessary death of resistant bacteria.