Legality question on ordering Finasteride

[cmudave]

is it legal to do with out a prescription. I think that the answer is closer to yes...through some sort of loop hole...I'm not really sure though. Most likely I'm going to try to get a prescription but i need insurance first so it might be a while.

What can be more clearer than the CBP website itself?

From: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/ale ... cation.xml

Q: I thought that I could import a three-month supply of drugs. Is this not correct?
A: The FDA ( FDA ) has developed guidance allowing FDA Inspectors to exercise enforcement discretion. In deciding whether to exercise discretion to allow personal shipments of drugs or devices, FDA personnel may consider a more permissive policy in the following situations:

* When the intended use is appropriately identified, such use is not for treatment of a serious condition, and the product is not known to represent significant health risk; or
* When
1. the intended use is unapproved and for a serious condition for which effective treatment may not be available domestically either through commercial or clinical means;
2. there is no known commercialization or promotion to persons residing in the U.S. by those involved in the distribution of the product at issue;
3. the product is considered not to represent an unreasonable risk; and
4. the individual seeking to import the product affirms in writing that it is for the patient’s own use (generally not more than 3 month supply) and provides the name and address of the doctor licensed in the U.S. responsible for his or her treatment with the product, or provides evidence that the product is for the continuation of a treatment begun in a foreign country.

Insurance will not cover propecia either. Proscar is for the treatment of BPH, so I'm pretty sure that they will not cover this for use of male pattern baldness. I would not want to put my doctor in the position of committing insurance fraud if that's the case.

I may be interpreting it wrong but from what I gathered from that and other various research on the topic is that the focus is not on whether or not the meds are being distributed without prescription, its about shipping the meds overseas in general. When it says that it is legal to order certain drugs online for a 3 month personal supply, I think its generally assumed that these people have prescriptions. Whether you have a script or not you can't order over 3 months worth at a time. From every source of information they kind of leave out the "without a prescription" part. I haven't yet run across any thing in black and white....something along the lines of "ordering finasteride without a prescription is perfectly legal as long as........"

 

[Cassin]

Cassin,

Do you use the prescription generic proscar or the proscar brand stuff?

I used Proscar until the generic came out.

 

[Cassin]

It might be worth checking to see if the generic pill is available through Wal-Mart's new $4 generic program. I doubt it, but you never know.

I keep forgetting about that.

 

[Guest]

It might be worth checking to see if the generic pill is available through Wal-Mart's new $4 generic program. I doubt it, but you never know.

I keep forgetting about that.

finasteride, nor dutasteride, appear to be on the list: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=546834

I wonder how they can afford to sell it at only $4. I wonder if Wal-mart is receiving subsidies to sell these at $4.

 

[Cassin]

I wonder how they can afford to sell it at only $4. I wonder if Wal-mart is receiving subsidies to sell these at $4.

Wal-mart needs a public image boost and this does it. And if you think about it, its cheaper than paying their employees humane wages and benefits.