thank you.
I am aware what I am seeking is legal, and no drugs are scheduled or controlled drugs in the USA or anywhere else for that matter. One just happens to be insanely expensive here. If I was in the UK the same drug would be 7.65 GBP.
I also know of people who do this regulary or semi regularly, but none could be 100% certain that the meds they received were safe. How is one to ensure that the chemist is safe?
My charity work brings me in touch with specialists all over the world, which has enabled me to see the best in the world for the disease I have. I have specialists and contacts in India I could see for treatment if necessary to help obtain the meds and have discussed my illness and predicament with them. They were the first to suggest this to me, but at the time I had excellent insurance and didn't need to seek an alternative.
Also interesting to note that India's medical tourism is alive and growing- both specailties in orthopedic (joint replacements) and cardiac surgeries are thriving and some of the best care in the world from what I am learning and available at a fraction of the price.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
There are legal ways available to import medicines into the US from abroad that are also available in the US. For US citizens resident (at least in part) outside of the US with medical insurance and treatment initiated outside of the US, a personal supply for a month or two are rather routinely permitted under the law. For non-US citizens/nationals/residents visiting the US importation of a wide range of prescription medicine for personal use is routinely allowed too.
As I have said before, many a federal government website puts up items that are not fully representative of what is allowed under all applicable laws and instead communicates in generalities that are not wholly correct and intended to make more people into "good" little sheep for the government.
Many an un(der)insured Indian-American -- a demographic group far more likely to have medical insurance than the American population as a whole -- legally get medicines themselves from India to the US after seeking effective treatment in India.
Personally, I have bought lots of medicine in India for use there or elsewhere and it has been as effective as or more effective (including cost-effective) than medicine procured in the US. Then again I deal with pharmacists that are well-reputed and know those whom I sent to the pharmacies on behalf of myself or others. .... and I say this as someone who is very alert to risks of adulteration of even "bottled" water.
