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Old Nov 16, 2016 | 4:52 pm
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Originally Posted by robertw477
Thanks for all the info. It is a complicated issue. The medicines are not weed or anything crazy like that. However one of them is Lyrica. The thought of the medicine being taken will cause a huge problem. Personally If it was me I would take the letter and frankly expect no issues. But he doesnt want to go 22 hours and have a run in with officials in any way. I tried calling Chinese Embassy with no luck as they dont pick up the phone.
Looks like China is in mass production on this now that
Phizer lost their patent appeal.

"In 2010 Lyrica was approved to China. According to CRI's market investigation, the sales revenue of Lyrica in Chinese sample hospital market grew over 100 times from 2010 to 2013. Due to Lyrica's success, many pharmaceutical manufacturers in China begin to apply for pregabalin production."
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