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To: Steve Eisenberg
There also is a scandal in drugs being taken off the market by the FDA because some patients died from them, even though they are needed by certain other patients to live. My wife's father, an intelligent man, has been having trouble with diabetes control since a drug he used to take was removed from the market. Why shouldn't he and his doctor be free to judge the risks and benefits themselves?

Generally, such drugs continue to be marketed overseas, and I'm pretty sure it's legal for you to import any non-FDA-approved medication from another country as long as you're only ordering enough for your own use.

9 posted on 07/23/2002 4:40:57 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: Timesink
Generally, such drugs continue to be marketed overseas, and I'm pretty sure it's legal for you to import any non-FDA-approved medication from another country as long as you're only ordering enough for your own use.

Thank you for the idea. However, my father-in-law, like me, would not act behind my physicians' backs. I know that it is common for patients to take drugs without telling their doctor, but it certainly is a bad business.

12 posted on 07/23/2002 4:48:53 PM PDT by Steve Eisenberg
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To: Timesink
Generally, such drugs continue to be marketed overseas, and I'm pretty sure it's legal for you to import any non-FDA-approved medication from another country as long as you're only ordering enough for your own use.

I am not sure if you can. Which is why many people go to mexico for treatment.

23 posted on 07/23/2002 7:04:15 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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