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Buying medications online: safe? dodgy?
by Spartacus007, May 07, 2007 12:00AM
Hello,
I live in Australia and I am having a difficult time. My nurse wants me in rehab right now for Valium, but my GP gives me strict orders not to come off it until I am ready for it, and not to suddenly stop taking it.
I have had anxiety since I was 5 and I take 20mg/day, in one dose. I no longer take the Xanax and haven't for about 3 months. My doctors are loathe to keep prescribing even though I can't seem to do much without them. If I went on a tapered withdrawal it would ruin my studies and decrease my quality of life for a while. One senior doctor at the hospital said you may need to take this medication for many years, the rest of your life, or a combination of drugs for my entire life. I have been sectioned twice to psychiatric facilities and it seems that in combination with other therapies the medication is an essential part of my treatment.
Which brings me to my question. Has anyone purchased the so-called generic drugs over the Internet, or the brand names, and met any trouble? (Especially if you ordered from the USA and don't live in the USA?) Are they of good quality, packaged properly, and so on? If it is legal, could anyone recommend an online store for medicines?
Thank you.
I live in Australia and I am having a difficult time. My nurse wants me in rehab right now for Valium, but my GP gives me strict orders not to come off it until I am ready for it, and not to suddenly stop taking it.
I have had anxiety since I was 5 and I take 20mg/day, in one dose. I no longer take the Xanax and haven't for about 3 months. My doctors are loathe to keep prescribing even though I can't seem to do much without them. If I went on a tapered withdrawal it would ruin my studies and decrease my quality of life for a while. One senior doctor at the hospital said you may need to take this medication for many years, the rest of your life, or a combination of drugs for my entire life. I have been sectioned twice to psychiatric facilities and it seems that in combination with other therapies the medication is an essential part of my treatment.
Which brings me to my question. Has anyone purchased the so-called generic drugs over the Internet, or the brand names, and met any trouble? (Especially if you ordered from the USA and don't live in the USA?) Are they of good quality, packaged properly, and so on? If it is legal, could anyone recommend an online store for medicines?
Thank you.
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In Australia, I can apply for an import permit from the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) for a controlled substance so long as a pharmacist or a GP signs it, and then I can import Schedule 4 or 8 drugs, but they advise caution because some "generics" are "home baked" so to speak, but it appears that it would be safe to import the real brand name medicines. It's at the discretion of the patient, and it's legal for personal purposes. That covers my end.
For your end I'm not so sure. I know I can import real Roche Valium 10mg tablets in lots of 90 or 180 tablets a time, but if it's illegal in your country then I suppose I would open myself to committing a crime and being extradited to the US to face charges... could any doctors here please chip in?
Thanks,
James
You just fill out a simple questionaire and an MD reviews it and a registered pharmacist fills the prescription. I've ordered valiums and xanax from them on about a dozen occassions and I've never had a problem. Delivery times are about a week.
Below are two websites that I have used that seemed very professional.
http://www.maxxhealthsource.com
http://www.mycareservice.com
NOW, I must warn that although the websites state that what they I doing is 100% legal if you follow the process completely and are being honest about your conditions. However. I recently read on the Department of Justices DEA website that it is illegal to obtain a prescription for narcotics from a doctor that has not given you a real inperson physical examination. Therefore I have stopped using any of these sites.
I don't know if the DEA statement is just a scare tactic against shady pharmacies and drug abusers, or if I didn't get all the information, but the sites above do seems professional. Just thought I would throw out what I knew, hope it helps.
http://www.low-cost-rx.com
good prices and responsive service and they guaranteed delivery!