#41

Do they accept prescriptions in English?

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#42

Yes it was no problem

#43

I would like to add that in The Netherlands we can write off certain health care bills (one of which are prescribed meds)

Maybe your country has that too, worth looking into.

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#44

Has anyone used EUDoctor’s ‘Chronic Therapy Refill’ service? How does this differ from a regular ‘Doctor Consultation’? They always give a prescription that’s only valid for one month, so do you really need to have a video meeting every month?

#45

Strange, EUDoctor doesn’t have any available slots at all, and I need to renew my prescriptions. Has it ever been like this before, with no available slots for the next 2 months? It certainly doesn’t give a reliable impression of the service.

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#46

I switched to mobidoctor, let’s see how it goes.

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#47

It has happened before. The very same thing.

They have always had the site up and running again.

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#48

Hi @tj_long I wonder about your experience with mobidoctor? Do they prescribe rapamune? And what was your experience with the service?

It would be great to have an alternativ.

#49

I don’t know about rapamycin. I used a prescription renewal service that works by providing information and old prescriptions, a video consultation is not needed for this. I will probably return to using EUDoctor because it’s cheaper.

#50

Rapamune is the only version of sirolimus that is approved and available in the EU.

#51

Sharing my experience getting prescription Rapamycin in Spain…

  1. Had a consultation with MobiDoctor. I asked on their webchat before booking anything specifically to speak to a doctor with an understanding of longevity medicine who was interested in Rapamycin and they told me to book a specific slot. The doctor was very pleasant, wanted to make sure I understood this was off-label use and had certain risks and asked me to upload 2 documents before issuing the prescription: bloodwork from the last 12 months showing baseline values for basic things like glucose, lipids, liver panel and also a short written statement confirming I understand the risks and accept liability myself for off-label use. Whole process took a matter of hours and I got a 3-month prescription at a 5mg weekly dose in the form of a pdf doc with a QR code that links you to the mobidoctor website so you can see the doctor’s creds.

  2. I whatsapp’d about a dozen pharmacies in my local area. 1 of them refused any prescription that wasn’t in the original handwritten form. A few of them said they didn’t have it and couldn’t order it. A couple said no problem / they could order it. The first one I went to today ended up giving me a box of 100 1mg tablets (Pfizer Rapamune) for 390 EUR even though the QR code on my prescription apparently wasn’t ‘compatible’ with their system (the little point-of-sale scanner device they used didn’t recognise it as valid for some reason), and they weren’t very happy about having to visit the mobidoctor website to fulfill the prescription and said that in 3 months time they want me to come back with a compatible QR code.

Overall, not that tricky but I do feel like you need to shop around pharmacies in Spain to find one comfortable with any EU-wide telemedicine prescription. Hope that helps someone!

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#52

Could you say what the doctor’s name is? Can you request to speak to this specific one?

#53

Not sure she’d want me to but DM me and I’ll share. I think next time I’ll do the same thing - ask upfront via webchat for any doctor who’s happy to prescribe rapamycin for longevity.

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#54

I can fully confirm Dave’s experience with mobidoctor.eu. My process was pretty much the same. I inquired via the webchat if I could consult with a doctor who specializes in longevity medicine and is familiar with rapamycin. Chris, the co-founder, a super friendly guy, instructed me to book a slot between 10 and 12 (clearly there was only one doctor working then and he knew she’d prescribe rapamycin). Knowing about Dave’s experience, I sent my latest blood test results before the consultation.

The doctor was also very friendly, asked if I had taken rapamycin before (I had) and if I had any documents from any previous doctors prescribing it (I didn’t); she also asked what specific brand I wanted, how many tablets, etc. I provided all the necessary info and after about 2 hours I got the prescription!

I would like to add that I had previously contacted a few other telemedicine services in Europe, but either they did not respond at all or immediately stated that they do not prescribe rapamycin, so mobidoctor.eu is a commendable exception, absolutely worth recommending!

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