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sherryj
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Hi, anyone have any feedback from these guys? Thanks! 
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medss
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Reged: 04/23/04
Posts: 18
Loc: US
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About 6 months ago, I ordered from shoprxonline.com and although I received the order in about 2 weeks, the pills were not in manufacturer packaging as I had expected but rather in small plastic container and manufacture and expiry dates were hand written. Did not get a good feeling about that so I ended up not taking those pills. I got gutsy again and just about a month ago I received a brochure in my mail from globalrxservice.com and I placed a small order with them for vioxx and to my surprise I received my order in 9 days. Only thing is that I did not have to give shoprxonline.com my prescription. With globalrxservice.com I needed to fax them my doctors prescription. Not a problem for me as my doctor visits are covered(small co-pay) by my insurance but some of the branded drugs are either not covered or the co-pays are so high that I have to look elsewhere.
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nycalt
Reged: 05/04/04
Posts: 514
Loc: Manhattan, NYC
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I've had good luck with these guys.
I have been ordering my Paxil from them for a while now and its about the best deal from any OP. In general, their anti-depressant prices are awesome.
The meds shipped to me are always brand new (like two months after manufacture date) in blister packs. No rubbing off or anything like that and have an authorized brand name (for India) for Paxil (XET).
The meds come in discreet envelopes via regular mail in about 2 weeks.
I highly recommend them.
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nycalt
Reged: 05/04/04
Posts: 514
Loc: Manhattan, NYC
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About 6 months ago, I ordered from shoprxonline.com and although I received the order in about 2 weeks, the pills were not in manufacturer packaging as I had expected but rather in small plastic container and manufacture and expiry dates were hand written. Did not get a good feeling about that so I ended up not taking those pills.
Hummm. This sounds familiar. Let me guess, you are talking about the ultra cheap generic ($1.50 capsule for 50 MG) Viagra?
Most of their other products come in the standard manufacturer blister packs. When you see quantities like 30, 60, 90, youre talking blister packs. So, firstly, most of their products are not shipped like this.
Next I will say you get what you pay for. That is way cheaper than I have seen any type of Viagra (generic or not). So, you know what they say, if something sounds too good to be true
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However, there is a rather interesting story here.
I also ordered the generic Viagra and admittedly found them a bit shady. So, I e-mailed shoprxonline about them and they replied that they have their own manufacturing facility that makes these particular pills, on site. They say they also manufacture vitamins and the like. They further said I could return for a full refund if I like, but since they make them, they guarantee their quality and have many satisfied customers.
So, I tried them and to my surprise they worked as well as brand Viagra I get in the States.
So then I did some research and found out that India is one of the few countries (the only other I know of is South Africa) that do not fully respect international patent laws for meds. They do have authorized manufacturers for most (like the XET I received). But there are also many counterfeit or unauthorized manufacturing facilities manufacturing in theory the same drugs.
The Indian government allows it (much to the displeasure of International Drug Companies) to, in theory at least, make meds more available to a poor population. Since India is not a signatory to the international patent protection laws, there is little that can be done to stop them.
Hence one of the reasons even authorized meds are quite cheap in India; to try to keep counterfeiting to a minimum. Its too large a market for a drug manufacturer to just ignore.
Of course the quality of the meds made at unauthorized factories can not be assured, and I am sure that many times they are inferior. The FDA has a warning on its web site, in fact, about Indian meds because of this.
However, meds manufactured in authorized factories there are fine. Like the blister packs of XET (Paxil) I order from shoprxonline. I verified it in a drug reference book to be sure!
And, at least the particular knock-off I ordered, (i.e. 50mg generic Viagra Capsules) seems fine to me.
Nonetheless, I cant say that I would blame anyone for not trusting meds in unmarked capsules packed in a plastic container with a taped piece of paper over it
. Just dont think that this is the way all the meds shipped from shoprxonline.com are.
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daisyhess
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Reged: 04/16/04
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This might not be the right place for a warning like this but...... I just can't keep quiet. So many people who are in abject pain will go to amazing lengths and take serious risks in order to get relief. My heart goes out to all of them. I am stunned and dismayed by men taking 'viagra' from dubious sources. This is a serious drug that very signifigantly affects blood flow. It does this by simultaneously relaxing and constricting certain blood vessels. Pfizer has amazingly been able to restrict this activity exclusively to blood vessels affecting erection. That is a he11 of a trick. It has an amazing safety record, hence the price. You get what you pay for. With Viagra you have literally hundreds of millions of dollars of research insuring your safety. With these pills from India and the like, it is my opinion that a man could be treading into dangerous waters. Some of them may work just fine, but the ones that don't are to be feared. Perhaps they have a drug that does affect blood flow, but they don't have it down just right. Meaning that the pressure and flow alterations won't be limited to just the 'love artery'. That is scary stuff and to be avoided. The ER's are full of (mostly young men, recreational use) men with chest pain, stroke, cardiac arrest and dangerous, tissue damaging priapism. Many of these visits end in disaster/death. Priapism can have lifelong consequences including, but by no means limited to, inability to achieve erection EVER again. A large part of the 'trick' that I referred to earlier is the 'shut off mechanism' of Viagra. That has proven to be a difficult feature to copy, and where most knock off manufacturers fail. That failure coupled with a drug that they feel is 'good enough' to send to market is what gets men hurt and dead. I could go on about this forever but I will spare you, I think you get the point. Don't risk it. You could pay with serious cardiac damage, stroke, permanent penile damage or death. It appears that erections are expensive, and for the time being there is only ONE acceptable way to 'buy' one........ From your doctor and full retail at your pharmacy. Peace, Daisy
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drac747
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Reged: 08/31/03
Posts: 63
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I've had nothing but good results from Shoprxonline.com. I knew that they made their own Generic V and C capsules before I bought them and I did some research.
Let me correct some information -- India was allowed to choose a different method of patent law about 20 years ago. They protect the PROCESS not the PRODUCT. So if a company in India can make Sildenafil Citrate (the active ingredient in V) by another PROCESS, they can legally make it.
So if you buy Generic Paxil (XET) from Shoprxonline, although Paxil is still under patent, you are buying a 100% legal product. Its not counterfiet or a knockoff. India also makes Sildenafil Citrate and Tadalafil (active in Cialis) completely legally.
I did further study and found that a lot of the manufacturing facilities in India are U.S. FDA approved. I asked myself -- why would the FDA from our country bother? It is because a lot of those facilities make the drugs that end up in our pharmacies! Not only that, I read an article, I believe it was published in the NY Times and the author found that the facilities in India are top of the line -- why? Because if the FDA comes out there (inspections aren't scheduled many times) and finds the facility to be substandard, they go back to the U.S. and no more products from that facility can be exported until the U.S. FDA goes back out there .. which could be, 3-12 months later.
I have purchased many drugs for my entire family from shoprxonline. Except for the Generic V and C capsules (which have saved me over $1k to date, if not more), the rest all arrive in blister packing, with the date of expiration and manufacture clearly printed. The capsules are cheap, the quality is excellent, the product works as advertised. I had a buddy in a local ED support group that didn't want to capsules, so he ordered Silagra, which arrive in blister packs like he wanted.
The batches are brand new, nothing manufactured years ago or anything.
Overall, I give Shoprxonline a 10/10. I couldn't be happier. I started buying from them via referral from a staisfied customer and I've been kind to shoprxonline by referring them to my friends and family.
Orders take about 12 days to reach me on average, arrive extremely discreetly, and look like a normal letter.
Customer service is a 10/10 as well, although during the holidays in 2003 it took them 6 days to reply (To be fair it was b/w Dec 25th - Jan 1st, and they had a notice that their customer service staff were going on holidays, which meant emails would be answered late, so prior warning was given).
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drac747
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Reged: 08/31/03
Posts: 63
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daisyhess,
I respect your post but would like to add that if you do a little research, you will find that India's pharmaceutical industry is extremely advanced.
I don't doubt what you are saying, but once someone like Pfizer makes a chemical, it isn't very hard for people to make exact copies of it.
India has copied almost every single major drug out there, perfectly and most of the IOPs are selling Indian drugs. Generic Zocor, Lipitor, Paxil, you name it and India's 1 billion people take them.
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dsmmcm
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Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 342
Loc: southwest US
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drac, I agree.
daisyhess, I think you are suffering from a misconception. When the Indians market a drug under US patent protection, they are making the exact same drug, not something "similar". They just make it by a different synthetic process, which is legal by their standards. Obviously, your overall advice is correct: we all need to understand what we take, and get proper medical advice. But I can tell you that Indian chemists are very well trained and I wouldn't hesitate to use their products.
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nycalt
Reged: 05/04/04
Posts: 514
Loc: Manhattan, NYC
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Totally agree. I have ordered many times and have always been totally pleased with the products, service, shipping, and packaging.
Like you and I said in earlier posts, except for the generic capsule Viagra and Calias (sp?), everything else is in blister packs, very fresh.
Also, to daisy's post, while I agree with you about the dangers of knock-offs, this is generic Sildenafil Citrate. The same drug as Viagra. It's also produced in a large facility. It's not some guy's basement. I've use 50+ of them to date and found them to be very consistent.
Anyway, even for the regular products, prices are awesome, especially for the anti-depressants. In fact, I challenge you to find a better price anywhere for products like Paxil. I mean $73 for 90 pills??? In the States youre talking like $240 retail in a like a CVS with an Rx. And its totally authorized and FDA approved.
Also, I agree with the posts about Indian med manufacturing plants. Most of it is very top notch.
Also, while we are on the subject of diss'ing India, not on this thread but on another someone started to talk about India as having power and water supply problems, etc., etc. It sounds like this guy skipped the past 30 years.
While there is a lot of poverty in India, there is also a great deal of wealth, solid middle class, reliable infrastructure, technological advancement, top notch doctors, etc.
I have friends and people who have worked for me who are from there, I know.
Bottom line: shoprxonline ROCKS as far as Im concerned.
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drac747
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Reged: 08/31/03
Posts: 63
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Especially in the last year, India has had so much coverage due to jobs going overseas, etc. The pictures they show. This isn't some Indiana Jones movie. They're showing first class offices, people well dressed, LCD panels and top of the line computer equipment.
Forget all that though. Just visit the web sites for the major pharma companies from there. See the certifications and what not. I don't need anymore convincing.
Lastly -- these meds are being taken by India 1bn+ population. If its good enough for them, its good enough for us. They won't feed poison to their own people and as far as "fakes" go .. from what I understand, drugs are so cheap there, it would take the same cost and effort to make fake pills.
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theborg
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Reged: 10/20/02
Posts: 254
Loc: Boston
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Ordered June 1st
Received June 16th
Not the best packaging. In an envelope with some rattle.
Over all, I'm very happy.
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drac747
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Reged: 08/31/03
Posts: 63
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11 business days .. that sounds about right although once I was lucky to get it in just .. FOUR DAYS.
Sometimes I wish UPS Ground coast to coast could be that fast!
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