Suddenly i have an urge to travel thailand. Is it really true?
Yeah - but like most things over here it depends on the pharmacy. Forget chains like Boots or Watsons for a start.
There's thousands of independent pharmacies and it depends on their individual policies plus who they tend to buy their supplies from.
For example, benzos are illegal here but it's perfectly possible to buy as many as you want from the 'right' shop. Same with steroids and antibiotics and all sorts of other things we're used to either not being available at all or only on prescription.
Sadly that doesn't extend to N. I moved here largely because Thailand was one if the few countries where you could buy it OTC. Sadly too many elderly Aussies and Kiwis came here to CTB (to the point that vet shops put "Australian pensioners welcome" signs up!) so the govt shut that down sharpish. Sigh.