MissMillie
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Wed Jul-26-06 09:30 AM
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Any of you folks buy prescriptions in Canada? |
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Do you have websites you can do this at or do you actually have to go there?
The vet gave me some scripts for my cat's asthma, and suggested I get them filled in Canada.
I'm only about a 5 hour drive from the border, so a drive isn't out of the question (besides I do have family up there, so a visit isn't out of the question either...)
But I thought I'd check to see if this were do-able by mail, or online.
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Wcross
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Wed Jul-26-06 10:32 AM
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1. Glad to hear Millie is doing better..... |
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I saw on the news that customs is intercepting prescriptions from Canada going to U.S. citizens. They claim they aren't as "safe" (read expensive) as U.S. drugs. I just love it when the government goes out of its way to screw over the people they are supposed to work for! I guess the big drug companies put some pressure on them. That being said you can ask the Canadian company you are ordering from if they have had any problems. If I were you I would go for a visit.
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MissMillie
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Wed Jul-26-06 12:18 PM
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6. I asked the vet about driving up myself and bringing them in |
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and she said there shouldn't be any trouble, especially since it's a prescription written for a cat.
Millie will have to take accolate for the rest of her life, and should there be another attack she'll get albuteral in a nebulizer.
She hasn't had another episode since leaving the hospital last Monday.
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Wcross
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Wed Jul-26-06 12:32 PM
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8. You shouldn't have any problems if you drive up. |
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I would be cautious about mail-order because of the recent crack-down by customs. My mom has serious allergy problems and gets her meds in Canada. She lives in Rochester, N.Y. so its an easy 70 mile drive to Niagra falls. I was wondering how your cat was doing, I am glad to hear she is going to be fine.
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Wed Jul-26-06 10:38 AM
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2. Yeah, there is a good pharmacy in Vancouver... |
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New Amsterdam Cafe, on Hastings. :)
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Wcross
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Wed Jul-26-06 10:41 AM
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3. Can you still buy seeds at retail outlets up there? |
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I heard that the RCMP was cracking down on seed sales after the Marc Emery deal. Do you know if they are still selling them in Ontario? Just curious.
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Wed Jul-26-06 11:29 AM
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4. You know, I'm not sure. Though I am heading to Vancouver in a week. |
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I'll make myself a note to check and get back to you. I would assume so, as I have been hearing the finished product is just as easy to get as it has ever been.
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Wed Jul-26-06 11:50 AM
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5. I am just curious if the Emery situation....... |
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...has caused a panic among seed retailers. I really think it is a shame that the U.S. can impose its laws against a Canadian citizen doing business in Canada. It just doesn't seem right.
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MissMillie
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Wed Jul-26-06 12:18 PM
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7. lol, I'm treating the cat for asthma |
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I think we're going to avoid any kind of smoke for now.
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