#71

Since you can get Rapa at CVS pharmacy for less than $1 per 1mg tab, why would anybody be messing around with India or china? I got my first Batch of Rapa from India. The quality seemed good. Then I found that a dood rx coupon at CVS pharmacy had Rapa for less money and zero risk of getting a poor quality. Now I get it from CVS. It’s cheaper a lot cheaper. About $5 per 6mg dose.

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#72

Maybe because we don’t want to screw around with personal physicians, who mostly won’t prescribe it anyways, or website doctors who are likely to prescribe small amounts that would have to be renewed every few months at a significant cost.
And, if you are not getting Pfizer, it is probably inferior to Zydus or Biocan

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#73

Another reason may be because people want to order a number of medications (that may be harder to get prescribed in their country, like bempedoic acid, ezetimibe, SGLT2 inhibitors, acarbose, etc.) so its just easier to order and get them all together.

But for most people who are just taking rapamycin, I would agree with @bobo , just talk to a doctor in the US and get a prescription and buy from a low-cost trusted source in the US.

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#74

The CVS rapamycin is Dr Reddy’s, I believe. The same that supplies the generic for Healthspan.

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#75

that is about same as getting it from India, but CVS would not sell it without a doctor’s script, and the cheapest to pay for a doctor online I think it is $45 (if you can find one willing to put you on RAPA), nevertheless that price from CVS is very reasonable.

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#76

Yes, the price now is almost the same for India sourced and USA sourced, and there are advantages to working with a doctor in the USA, and to knowing your medicine is not stored in some guys hot apartment in Delhi😉 before it’s shipped to you.

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#77

Well I got a years supply recently from CVS. Before that I got a supply from India.The first order was seized by customs. After 30 days the company that I ordered it from sent me a replacement order. I received that order. I have a pretty low opinion of the FDA and pretty much any other government agency. But I figure if I get a supply from CVS for a similar or lower price from India, I’d rather go with CVS. No potential customs hassle and no worries about the quality of the product, hopefully, LOL! It’s a personal choice. And I totally respect the choices that others choose.

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#78

You are 100% right, stateside sourcing is absolutely preferable. That said, it’s not an absolute - in another thread, someone posted how Dr. Reddy’s (Indian pharma) which distributes in the U.S., had to issue a second recall for impurities, and when even U.S. pharma uses subcontractors or sources ingredients from dodgy places like China, you’re taking a risk (cancer causing BP and PPI meds recalled).

But again, on balance you are right about quality trust. The reason some of us opt for Indian pharmacies is not just the hassle of getting a scrip, but frequently we’re buying other meds at the same time, which are far more affordable and again without prescription hassles. So if you’re already buying 3 meds, may as well throw in the rapa at the same cost, out of pure convenience. That said, random seizures by customs are a huge drag, not to mention the stress of waiting to see if you pass the lottery or come up bad… I’m going through it now, watching one of my packages stuck (in customs?) for days now with no updates. I’d gladly pay a couple of bucks more not to have to go through this song and dance; alas, that’s not always an option… unless you have millions and can buy a doc and meds with your spare change. Right now it’s the lottery for me.

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#79

For the record, I paid $172.00 for a years supply of rapa. That’s about $3.30 for a 6mm dose. To that add the cost of the prescription.

#80

A doctor’s prescription may run you about $45. But shipping fees from India will run about $35. I’ll pay the extra $10 to source locally.

If I lived in the USA that is… :wink:

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#81

Latest prices from Maulik

800 tabs of Galantamine (4 mg) - 240$ - Sun pharma
800 tabs of Empagliflozin (25 mg) -640$ - Boeringer Ingelheim
800 tabs of Bempedoic Acid + Ezetemibe - 280$ - Sun pharma
400 tabs of Telmisartan (80 mg) - 60$ - Healing pharma
400 tabs of Metformin (500 mg) - 20$ - Healing pharma
Shipping in preferred in 2 packages - 60$
Total - 1300$

Has anyone heard of Healing Pharma? That’s a new brand for me. The others are top notch.

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#82

Hi Chris,

I’m consuming the Healing Pharma Telmisartan product for almost 9 months now and I can confirm that it definitely lowered my BP by the expected amount, so I have no reason to think that it is not the real thing of decent enough quality (as in I’ve seen no side effects from it).

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#83

Anyone order injectable testosterone cypionate from India? I bought some while visiting India and am wondering if there are issues sourcing it from India online, particularly passing through customs given that it’s a Schedule III controlled substance.

Note that although I’m following a medically supervised TRT program and have a prescription, I now live in the Philippines where it is expensive to buy and customs are unpredictable with seizures. The prescription is difficult to fill in the US since the doc that wrote is overseas (although he’s licenced in California), so it’s just easier to buy it from India if that’s possible. I plan to pick up other drugs ordered from India when I visit the US soon.

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#84

Hi, I tried Healing Pharma’s bupropion XL and worked as expected

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#85

How do we feel about this brand?

#86

@Joseph

@LukeMV I know you are asking about the brand and not the store, but just quickly sharing my experience with the store.

I imagine they are on the up and up and just a little incompetent, as commonly happens with even US stores, but ….

I wired them money to buy something (not rapa) after a discussion with them about my purchase (I was really just clueless on how to pay). After wiring the money, they then told me the product is not in stock and they won’t be getting it anymore…
they were supposed to wire me back the money, but after several weeks, it still has not happened yet. I imagine it will, but wanted to share. I followed up a few days ago and still no response.

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#87

I’ve had a similarly annoying experience with them, another reason I hesitate. I eventually got the product (Armour thyroid), but I have no idea if their own brand of Rapamycin or anything else is any good.

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#88

Given that it’s a felony and you just posted intent on a public forum (conspiracy charge), you’d lower your risk buying from a domestic source that ships priority mail and requires a warrant to search. Or just get a TRT prescription and avoid the risk entirely.

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#89

I tried to get Armour from Jagdish and was told they have no such thing in India. I decided since it is a product that comes from the butchered pig, maybe they actually don’t make it there. I bought a bunch of levithroid (synthetic thyroid) as an emergency supply. Am still paying for armour in this country. What did you have to pay, if you don’t mind?

#90

It’s really difficult to get Armour or NP thyroid online without a prescription. That site is the only place I’ve found with one of them.

I used Push Health to get a prescription for NP Thyroid but I find that T3 only is what works best for me, which is almost never recommended. I’ve tried it all though so I’m sticking to what I feel best on. T3 and T4 are very easy to get online thanksfully.

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