ReOkie
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This was on the VIP board but I wanted to add that this is the pharmacy that BuyMeds is/was using.
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http://www.local10.com/news/3330743/detail.html
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DEA Raids Online Pharmacy Business
POSTED: 7:58 am EDT May 21, 2004
UPDATED: 9:37 am EDT May 21, 2004
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -- DEA agents say they're on the trail of illegal online pharmacies.
Thursday they seized drugs and took several boxes out of Superior Drugs at Northwest 27th Avenue and 99th Street in Miami-Dade County.
It's part of an ongoing investigation into illegal online pharmacies where patients can get prescription medications without seeing a doctor.
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t_oshan2003
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I wonder if they will go through the records of patients that they have shipped meds out to ?
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buey
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I don't use and never have used Buymeds, but I wouldn't think they would. Can you imagine how many records that would be? I doubt they would have the man hours to go through all those records.
This is a crazy time for OPs. First the PA ones getting closed down and now this place (which I had never even heard of before until someone said Buymeds used them) But didn't Buymeds get shut down for a time last year and then were up and running again "in accordance with regulations"? So this entire thing with all these raids makes no sense to me. I THOUGHT that domestic, records required, phone consult required OPs were legal at the present time; not that the feds liked it that way. I am perplexed as to what the heck is going on here with all these raids.
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yawkaw3
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More than Buymeds used them btw, a lot of questionnaire-only soft op's did as well. This is bad news for the future.
-yawkaw
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debby
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I am confused, the article says they busted Superior Drugs. I read on the vip side that Buymeds use Superior Pharmacy Group..they are different businesses. He also stated he called Superior Pharmacy Group and they were up and running.
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buey
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Lots of rumor and conjecture. Can someone who has personally used buymeds post which pharmacy they were/are using?
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debby
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buymeds uses Superior Pharmacy Group
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yawkaw3
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Buymeds has used a number of pharmacies over the years. But one of them was the one debby mentioned.
-yawkaw
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HighUAll
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Can someone who has personally used buymeds post which pharmacy they were/are using?
My friend received a order from Buymeds 4/15/04 and the bottle said "610 Pharmacy" out of Houston, TX - It was for Vic ES 7.5/750. Buymeds may certainly use several OP's, but in this case as recently as 4 weeks ago, they were using a different pharmacy in a different state.
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peteg72
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I just got a prescription from buymeds and it's from pharmacy solutions, columbia,SC 866-232-0779.
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peteg72
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A friend also uses buymeds and I believe the use op's from Fl, SC, and TX. It seems to be a different pharm every time.
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want2bcalm
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once again, Yawkaw, you seem to be one of the most intelligent, level headed people here. Personally, I think it is time for all to lay low.
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patient2all
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I know we're trying to help, but let's not make a list for the DEA for Monday morning!
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buey
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I have to agree. I am sorry that I asked the question.
It might be too late now, but maybe those posts can be deleted.
My guess is that boards like this is why Dr. L and all the PA pharmacies were shut down.
What I don't understand is why the MIB are not concentrating on illicit drugs. I was shocked to read a story in my local paper on how heroin was so easy to get here...by the high school kids for crying out loud. And I live in small town America. What are they doing about THAT? I guess it's easier to persecute chronic pain patients. Makes me sad and angry.
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yawkaw3
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I was shocked to read a story in my local paper on how heroin was so easy to get here...by the high school kids for crying out loud. And I live in small town America. What are they doing about THAT?
Nothing buey, that's what they're doing. I lost a very close friend that way. I'm 24- I was in high school 6-7 years ago, and you could buy it in the school.
They've really got some disturbing priorities. Of course no one forced my friend to get into it, but he had a lot of personal problems and had that not been around and so easy to get, he might not have succumbed under pressure.
It's sad and scary, it really is.
-yawkaw
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LumbarSpasm
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I think in honesty, that many of of the no records-online questionaire sites probably did sell to anyone with a credit card that could fill out the forms.
And what I presume is that included many kids and adults with no prior history of legitimate need for the medications they bought.
This makes it hard on people who have legitimate need.
But as a group I think we should have shunned these sites.
Again easy access can be hard to say no to.
We all have seen what we consider to be legit OPs fold, sometimes overnight.
This situation is sad but I hope telemedicine survives the Bush attack.
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patient2all
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What I don't understand is why the MIB are not concentrating on illicit drugs. I was shocked to read a story in my local paper on how heroin was so easy to get here...by the high school kids for crying out loud. And I live in small town America. What are they doing about THAT? I guess it's easier to persecute chronic pain patients. Makes me sad and angry.
A poster once referred to doctors as "slow moving targets" for the MIB (wish I'd said that).
Heroin and cocaine dealers are usually protected by hyped-up posses with Uzis, Tec9s and pit bulls as they monitor the police radio frequencies. Plus they got a guy hanging out in front of the safehouse who shouts "Five-O" (from the old Hawaii 50 police show) when they sense trouble.
Doctors and pharmacists meekly surrender like gentlemen and gentlewomen when the MIB burst in as the doctor examines a patient. And for the press, they are a welcome break to photograph during the "perp walk" over the usual dime-a-dozen swaggering thugs.
It's a sad world, getting sadder by the day....
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buey
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I was shocked to read a story in my local paper on how heroin was so easy to get here...by the high school kids for crying out loud. And I live in small town America. What are they doing about THAT?
Nothing buey, that's what they're doing. I lost a very close friend that way. I'm 24- I was in high school 6-7 years ago, and you could buy it in the school.
They've really got some disturbing priorities. Of course no one forced my friend to get into it, but he had a lot of personal problems and had that not been around and so easy to get, he might not have succumbed under pressure.
It's sad and scary, it really is.
-yawkaw
I am so sorry you lost a friend to that. That is so tragic. I really was shocked when I found out what was being sold in the local high school. Makes me want to send my child to a private school. Don't know if that will be much better though. But here we have an article in the local paper about it and I have spoken to a few teens in town verifying that heroin is very easy to obtain. You could have knocked me over with a feather. And nothing seems to be getting done about it either. So they pursue doctors and pharmacies for dispensing some Vicodin to cancer patients, people with herniated disks, etc, instead. Makes me sick.
The world has changed as well. When I was in high school albeit a long time ago pot and alcohol were the biggies. Now it's ecstasy and heroin? Good Lord....
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buey
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What I don't understand is why the MIB are not concentrating on illicit drugs. I was shocked to read a story in my local paper on how heroin was so easy to get here...by the high school kids for crying out loud. And I live in small town America. What are they doing about THAT? I guess it's easier to persecute chronic pain patients. Makes me sad and angry.
A poster once referred to doctors as "slow moving targets" for the MIB (wish I'd said that).
Heroin and cocaine dealers are usually protected by hyped-up posses with Uzis, Tec9s and pit bulls as they monitor the police radio frequencies. Plus they got a guy hanging out in front of the safehouse who shouts "Five-O" (from the old Hawaii 50 police show) when they sense trouble.
Doctors and pharmacists meekly surrender like gentlemen and gentlewomen when the MIB burst in as the doctor examines a patient. And for the press, they are a welcome break to photograph during the "perp walk" over the usual dime-a-dozen swaggering thugs.
It's a sad world, getting sadder by the day....
P2A, I think you hit the nail on the head here. How sad for us all....
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okdoki
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I was driviving home one nignt late last winter. My radio was on, but I was not really listening. I herd a talk show host ask his audience if it bothered them that people could buy prescription meds online with just a credit card.He then explained he had bought some vicodin online. He did not seem judgemental and explained the process in detail.The one thing that got me was he gave no medical reason on his order form why he needed the meds. He told them " I just want them" they still came. Then he asked if this bothered people. He wanted people to call in and say if they were for or against this. After about 20 minutes no one called. He then asked if there was anyone who used ops, and would call to tell why they use them. No one called in the 45 minutes I listened. The host chuckeled and said "wow I guess I picked a bad topic" The show was the kind where people call in and ask or talk about consumer affairs. It was not political or a shout fest. There were a lot of calls while I listened on various subjects.As I only listened for less than an hour I can not speek for the rest of the show.
Then a short time later I was watching Imus in the morning. That is a radio show simulcast on MSNBC every mourning. This guy named Bo Diedel used to appear on this show once in a while. He is very different. One mourning he started ranting about buying drugs on the internet. Imus cut him off quickly and said "this country has real problems with crime get out of here". That was the end of Bo's time that day.
My point is I don't think this op thing interests a lot of the general population. I have seen some of the sound bites from Dan Rather and such. And I think it is just easy work for newspaper reporters. Political types can make it sound like they are saving us from an evil problem. But maybe if it does not catch fire with the people, the ones that take care of us Ha Ha, will move on to something that sticks. Just my obesrvation.
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purppoptart
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Speaking of Imus, last week he mentioned that he had "400 Vicodin in the safe". I know he's had health problems, but how does one manage to squirrel away 400 Vicodin?
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You,my friend, are WAAAAAY OFF BASE as to Imus and Bo Dietle! Not only has Imus ALLOWED him to carry ON & ON & On & ON..about this subject..Imus and his side-kick,Charles,I believe,ordered themselves,I believe, so they could add fuel to the fire!! They have allowed,condoned & encouraged this talk for months & months and months!! Imus has never told him to go away and forget it and makes constant,crummy,scornful remarks about Rush and his problems too...He is a past drug abuser and alkie..and seems to take delight in taunting others!! Bo Dietele was hired as a lobbyist by the "Big Pharmacutical Industry" to confuse,excite & MIS inform the American Public as to all of this...throughly confusing & mixing the OP/Chronic Pain Patients-Sufferers thing with ban against "The Re-Importation Of Prescription Drugs" situation which is keeping Americans from enjoying inexpensive,lifegiving,lifesaving meds like they sell to everyone in the world ..EXCEPT Americans!! Imus and his pals have succeeded it seems! Imus!..a complete phony..running a "People,give all you can to my personal CHARITY retirement ranch"..scam!!!
Imus!!! Bo Dietle!!
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thesnoid
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Hello..
I had a bad experiance couple weeks ago..Pharmacy Direct closed overnight..they were gone in seconds.litterally..and then I heard that they had "pushed the button" on all waiting orders..and sure enough I called my credit card and found that there was a charge from the billing "nom de Plume" used by Pharmacy Direct...I found that to be particularly low grade on their part  ..to bill everyone they could on there way out the door...with no intention, nor ability, to ever ship the order..also I was ripped by Mexican Pharmacy.com a month before that..but I kind of knew that Percodan was going to be either fake or impossible to get..but could not help myself..and sure enough they debted my account ...sent the letter of confirmaton..after a month..i wrote...and they responded "we're sorry we could not debit your acount.." but I have the paper work...
But I am middle class and it is more trouble than it is worth to get back $200 I would rather just let others know...but also Pharmacy Direct is gone..but that cheap shot really botherd me..maybe it was DEA on the way out the door.."we'll teach these people to buy get their Rx's through a different source" I dunno....but it's frustrating...
I would list the good ones...the ones who are consistant and great..but as someone said..why give the MIB's a list..so..like that...
Adios for now..be careful out there.."Five-O"
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PrivateRealm
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What OP's do Superior Pharmacy,and Pharmacy Direct , as was mentioned, work with?
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nylady
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Superior Drugs is answering the phone and all seems to be well!
My SO orders from an OP affiliated with this pharmacy. He just called both and his meds are on the way
Interesting, hmm?
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