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Mr.WeRP

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15. So the real risk is criminal prosecution

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 01:49 PM

Dec 9

Which I would like to see challenged since SCOTUS already gutted agency enforcement capabilities and people are essentially forced to break the law when they can’t afford necessary medications in the US. We technically can’t punish people for being poor and some meds are required to be able to live.

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Woman buys medication from Europe for 1/12th the US cost [View all] Mr.WeRP Dec 9 OP

Check your math. And good afternoon. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #1

actually the math is correct (sort of) dsc Dec 9 #2

1500 % 120 12.5. Mr.WeRP Dec 9 #3

May I interest you in some Bitcoin I've just minted? NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #4

I get it was my choice of words, not the math Mr.WeRP Dec 9 #6

Big difference. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #9

Did they give her $6,000 to take the medicine off their hands? sarisataka Dec 9 #5

So cost is only $40/month versus $500/month in US IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 9 #7

The sad truth is that politicians on both sides malaise Dec 9 #24

I have chronic shingles Sundance1220 Dec 9 #8

Check the Pharmstore in Canada. I get a three month supply of my meds shipped to me Autumn Dec 9 #10

Thanks for the tip Sundance1220 Dec 9 #14

Yes. It must be a current script. Autumn Dec 9 #18

That's another reason I use the Europe option Sundance1220 Dec 9 #19

Same here crimycarny Dec 9 #17

Wow, I had no idea canetoad Dec 9 #12

If it's the tiny tube, it's around $6 USD Sundance1220 Dec 9 #13

Since it is already illegal to import FDA approved meds into the US by mail, Ms. Toad Dec 9 #11

So the real risk is criminal prosecution Mr.WeRP Dec 9 #15

That is the supreme court decision which makes this practice more risky. Ms. Toad Dec 9 #25

Not 100% true--at least not if you order from Canada crimycarny Dec 9 #16

That is an agency guideline - which contradicts the statute. Ms. Toad Dec 9 #23

It is a very gray area crimycarny Dec 9 #26

Legally, it is not a gray area. The statute permits it only for drugs which are NOT FDA approved. Ms. Toad Dec 10 #28

The FDA allows customers to purchase drugs from Canadian online pharmacies and have Autumn Dec 9 #20

The fact that you have been doing it doesn't mean it is legal. Ms. Toad Dec 9 #22

Hate to say it, but lady needs UHC insurance. They cover it, but like Medicare and other private insurers they Silent Type Dec 9 #21

The foreseeable future is coming. nocoincidences Dec 9 #27