The price on the sirolimus was good. Sometimes companies put lower prices on the medicines and higher on shipping. Just shop around and get multiple quotes, that is my typical approach.
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@RapAdmin
You’d never steer me wrong!
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Skilton
#1197
Hi
Further to my last post - it has taken some time but I am now back in contact with Pravin and am in the process of ordering - I will keep you posted on progress - there has been a change of email address which may not b reflected on the site contact.varunmedicals@gmail.com.
I eventually contacted him through WhatsApp using the number provided on an earlier email.
Mob. & What’s App :+91-9595453000 / 9822922559
I will post progress of this order
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Justin
#1198
The world is constricting! “I’ll just fly to Poland…” I love it.
I just got billed for a PSMA-pet prostate cancer scan. I’m on Medicare Advantage, and my “share,” is $2,840.
I could buy a ticket, fly to India and get the same scan for less than $400.
America’s system really is insane (though it does have many good points).
I like your plan of action, when you get some numbers, please share them and I think (?) the best time post-ingestion is 2 hours, not 1, there are posts here that cover that.
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Thanks for the advice of 2 hours, not 1, I read it too late for this blood test.
So I tested 2 mg Rapacan from summer-hot India (see previous messages). I did not eat before the blood test, my weight is 78 kg, low BMI.
The blood test was taken 10:16, 57 minutes after I took the two 1 mg Rapacan pills on empty stomach with result:
9.3 ng/ml (2 mg Rapacan after 57 min)
Is this result as expected? Or less than expected meaning that the batch I got of Rapacan has lost some of the effect, but can still be used but a higher dose, and if so how much, double dose?
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Justin
#1201
There’s info/graph here, read down to find the graph and data
Thanks, that is why I wrote that it seems to be a bit low as from what I see from the chart (I zoomed in) is that the max level for 1 mg rapamycin is ~12 ng/mL (highest square point I can find)
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I think this is completely within the range of “normal” given the individual variations in responses to rapamycin, and the extreme difficulty in “catching” any early levels of rapamycin (after the first few hours when it shoots up, then shoots back down).
The graph used that @NorwayOrSweden posted is for liquid sirolimus so its not going to be exactly the same for tablet-based sirolimus.
And you can see from the SD (standard deviation) in this report, there is quite a variance. I wouldn’t worry about your supply of rapamycin, your response suggested its within the range of normal potency.
Note: the above data is from this study: Pharmacokenetics and Safety of a Single Dose of Rapamycin (sirolimus) in Healthy Males , which used a liquid version of sirolimus. Results may be slightly different for tablet-based formulations of sirolimus.
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Jonas
#1204
This is what I have received according to Forveda India:
*30 strips (300 tablets) Rapacan 1 mg @ 150 Euros
34 strips (204 tablets) Siromus 1 mg @ 187 Euros"
This is better price quoted by Jagdish who quoted me $1.33 per mg of Sirolimus by Zydus plus shipping of $36. Here is his quote:
Am thinking one is almost better off just to buy local with GoodRx coupons.
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How long does Maulik usually take before sending out a package? Does he provide a tracking number? I’ve been waiting a week and he always says he’ll be sending it soon. I didn’t have to wait long for Jagdish.
It varies… I think sometimes they need to get product from the middle man and then they ship it. If it’s on hand they ship quickly, if not, it can take a week or more
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~5-6 days from submitting your credit card number.
Overall I receive packages 1-3 weeks earlier than I did with Jagdish and part of that is he uses a different India Post class than Speed Post which is ironic because it is faster than Speed Post. His packages clear U.S. customs much faster than the packages from Jagdish.
Also, I don’t have to sign for the packages from Maulik and Maulik is significantly cheaper than Jagdish.
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Desert Shores: could you post contact information for Maulik? Does he take credit card? or – what form of payment?
I have ordered from Jagdish several times using WISE and it went perfectly. I recently used WISE, and just got notified that they are closing my account – this was after I submitted payment for Rybelsus – it was a larger dollar amount than previous purchases so wondering if that triggered it. WISE returned my funds.
Would appreciate any suggestions for how to pay. Rybelsus is expensive, so may be forced to order small quantities . . . .
Yes, he accepts Visa.
It is quite straightforward. Email Maulik asking for a quote and furnishing him with your mailing address.
He will respond with a price, shipping transaction cost, and payment link.
After you pay notify him that you have paid.
He will respond and tell you when your package will be sent.
Maulik Parekh
maulik7@gmail.com
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I’ve ordered from him twice and he has always shipped within a week, but there were mistakes with both orders.
In June, he left out brand name dapagliflozin (Forxiga) entirely and did not tell me. When I got the package and asked him where the dapa was he said that Indian Customs made him take it out but he forgot to tell me. Jagdish also told me he can’t ship Forxiga anymore, so I believed Maulik. He offered me a refund or to ship a generic at his expense. He did ship a larger quantity of the generic (price equivalent).
Since he made it right I ordered again in July, but asked him to split the quantities of each medication between two packages because it was a large amount. I wanted to get at least half my order if one package was seized.
He “forgot” to do the split, and instead just sent me some of the meds in their entirety. He told me this the day after Indian Customs had already cleared the shipment. We waited for the first package to clear US customs before he sent the next one. I asked him if everything was included in the second shipment but he said he “forgot” to include one medication. It was only after I asked that he told me this. He gave me a refund for the amount.
At best, he’s incompetent. At worst, he’s running a scam hoping that people won’t notice missing items. Either way, buyer beware with Maulik.
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I don’t think Maulik is the brightest bulb, but I don’t think he is a scammer.
My packages from Maulik have arrived faster than from any other vendor.
I am on my 7th order from Maulik with no problems.
I do keep my orders simple though. I have never asked him to split an order etc.
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I’ve had nothing but great service from Maulik. No complaints at all. He’s always been very helpful and responsive to me.
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Does Maulik give a tracking number? It’s been a week now and nothing. I ordered a years supply of Galantamine for about 150 USD.
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I received a notice from the FDA that a Rapa package from Oddway has been detained and is subject to refusal and administrative destruction. Am I correct in understanding that there’s no point in responding if there is no Rx?
Also, does the detention of this package increase the likelihood of scrutiny for any future packages sent to the same address? Or is this more vendor-dependent. I wonder if it’d be a bad idea to re-order, especially form Oddway.
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I’ve always gotten a tracking number from him.
Ask him for one.
It is disturbing that another great supplier is stating to have some negative comments.
Is it a coincidence that as soon as a number of us from this forum start buying from them
their quality of service decreases?
I have had several great suppliers from India until they weren’t
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