Jezza
Well-known member
Hi,
After finding out that an appointment with a medic that I think might acknowledge the superiority of robinul over other anticholinergics is not able to take place until 7 weeks from now, I looked somewhat further into ordering it online via pharmacy.ca. If I'd try a trial package of 30 pills it would be something like 22 canadian dollars, however shipping it here would be another 30. I'd expected more, so that wasn't the problem.
Because I've imported some things (clothes and stuff, things in the US are usually a lot cheaper than here so even after paying customs taxes it is often profitable or just as expensive as buying stuff here, but with added coolness bonus) before in the past, I wondered what would happen with customs...And soon found out that importing meds personally is against the law...Although our justice system isn't always too strict on things like that it could still get ugly if you happen to come accross some overzealous public servants.
So be careful with this type of thing, you might get in trouble...
However, I did also find some good news I think; IF I can find a doc who deems it necessary for me to get robinul AND is willing to submit that to the insurance company, I COULD potentially still get a prescription for the medicine through the system (eventhough it is not officially on the market here and therefore not covered under insurance) and a pharmacy right here would be allowed to import it for me...So I could pick it up at my local pharmacist's. But a lot of paperwork will need to be done...*sigh*
It's a typical 'in communist the Netherlands' type of thing.
After finding out that an appointment with a medic that I think might acknowledge the superiority of robinul over other anticholinergics is not able to take place until 7 weeks from now, I looked somewhat further into ordering it online via pharmacy.ca. If I'd try a trial package of 30 pills it would be something like 22 canadian dollars, however shipping it here would be another 30. I'd expected more, so that wasn't the problem.
Because I've imported some things (clothes and stuff, things in the US are usually a lot cheaper than here so even after paying customs taxes it is often profitable or just as expensive as buying stuff here, but with added coolness bonus) before in the past, I wondered what would happen with customs...And soon found out that importing meds personally is against the law...Although our justice system isn't always too strict on things like that it could still get ugly if you happen to come accross some overzealous public servants.
So be careful with this type of thing, you might get in trouble...
However, I did also find some good news I think; IF I can find a doc who deems it necessary for me to get robinul AND is willing to submit that to the insurance company, I COULD potentially still get a prescription for the medicine through the system (eventhough it is not officially on the market here and therefore not covered under insurance) and a pharmacy right here would be allowed to import it for me...So I could pick it up at my local pharmacist's. But a lot of paperwork will need to be done...*sigh*
It's a typical 'in communist the Netherlands' type of thing.
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