Sound Boy

Following on from a previous question about moving to the USA with diabetes as a pre-existing condition and the problem of getting medical insurance, I was looking into the possibility of getting a friend to buy the insulin for me in the UK and then send it by overnight courier in a special cool bag to ensure the insulin stays cold.

Has anyone done such a thing successfully?

Is is OK/legal to send medicine like this?

I've asked a couple of courier companies, but I haven't had a reply yet.

USBound

I would doubt its legality ... I have no basis in fact for this other than its always a pain to move drugs across borders.

Rete

Clearly states on the fedex instructions, no liquids.

eve boatright

Hi Rete,

Here are 2 companies based in london that I have looked into for when I hopefully move to the states
John bell & Croyden tel 020 7935 5555
Pharmacyacrossthepond toll free 1-877-266-6609

Hope these help
Eve

Bob

If you can get someone to send it, good luck, because it's illegal....chances of getting caught? slim perhaps, but it's why drugs from Canada get stung.

Tracym

I thought Canada could send 3 months at a time. Or at least that's what I saw on one Canada pharmacy, Or are you saying because it's a liquid?

Jerseygirl

I thought one had to physically go to Canada/Mexico for 3 mths supply.

Jerseygirl

and maybe the OP would loose his US visa if he was caught trying to get illegal drugs into the US.

Tracym

Hmmm I just saw an online Canadian pharmacy the other day (sorry can't remember which) that said they could send 3 months at a time. They sounded legit, did require a prescription.

Bob

you can pick it up in person, they might send it, but it's still illegal...because it ain't FDA approved, even if it is exactly the same drug.

Tracym

Interesting - this place seems to be indicating it's legal. Or I wonder if the shipment sometimes doesn't get through. See #8

"Customs has the discretionary power to allow a 90-day supply with a 90-day refill. There are no restrictions on the number of prescriptions"

http://www.pharmacyrxworld.com/canad...armacy-faq.php

Jerseygirl

Don't be fooled into thinking just because an on-line pharmacy says it's legal they are telling the truth. Plenty say it is legal to get prescription drugs through their on-line doctors...it is not...it is illegal. The FDA's clamped down on many of these websites in recent months. In other words some of these sites will tell you anything to get your money.

Tracym

Thank, yes I understand that. Why I thought this one was a bit less shady - since they did require a prescription (not their own docs).

Interesting.

Jerseygirl

Still doesn't make it legal.

Bob

It might be legal in Canada, but it isn't to ship them into the US from this end.