Re: DHEA, testosterone men (13c?)

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> Importing prescription drugs from other countries is illegal, but it

> is not being enforced much. If something is seized by Customs, it is

> kept and you are usually out your money, depending on the pharmacy,

> but they won't come arrest you. In the case of a controlled substance

> like testosterone, though, they might. The FDA made that law about it

> being OK to import 3 months worth of drugs for personal use back when

> the AIDS people were protesting, but they don't like it that other

> people have used it for their advantage. They leave the laws and

> regulations kind of vague so that they can start seizing drugs

> anytime they feel like it . With the senators in the pocket of Wyeth

> and talking about how BHRT is quackery, they may start selectively

> seizing hormone products in the near future. -----Rosette

>

Hi Rosette,

I live in AZ close enough to drive to the boarder if was interested.

Many people here go to Mexico to buy their prescriptions and like you

said they are supposed to be able to bring back a three month supply.

One time when the vet thought that my dog had valley fever she said

that I may need to go to Mexico to get his medicine because it would

be too expensive in the US (luckily he did not have valley fever). As

far as I know, people do not have trouble bringing back medicine

purchased in Mexico. The local news always suggests that you take a

doctor's RX with you but I am not sure if it is necessary to cross

back into the US. Last summer (I think) there was a big local story

about a 70+ year old man who always got his Vicoden in Mexico. He

actually had a valid US RX but got arrested in Mexico because Vicoden

requires a Mexican RX there. He was in jail in Mexico for several

weeks as I recall and his family had to bribe the workers at the jail

so that he got good treatment. After that I decided that I was not

interested in going to Mexico for my prescriptions even if a tube of

Retin-A only costs $7.00 there!

I hope you are wrong about seizing hormone products. The idea of the

government putting compounding pharmacies out of business is

sickening. There are so many other more important things for the

government to focus on than trying to give Wyeth more business " for

our own good " . The Women's International Pharmacy sent me a letter

recently asking me to write to my congressmen protesting the attack on

BHRT. I followed the links and sent the letter (email). I just

wonder if those letters are effective??? Now I think that I need to

write a letter to President Bush and ask him to veto any possible

legislation that may be passed.

Kathy