Sunday, March 28, 2010:

Especially internationally located Hydrocodone sellers that do not request patients for a prescription or consultation, charge increasing amounts of money which may further vary depending on their location, your location, brand and/or generics inventory stock, the amounts of Hydrocodone contained within each tablet, quantity requested from the pharmacy, delivery via courier or regular mail, and few other factors besides from the increasingly higher demand.

“Recently I have seen prices that vary between $4 and $7 each tablet”; this is when Hydrocodone is offered by those select sellers that do not ask for prescriptions or consultations, so patients that decide to buy their medications from such sources only pay for the prescription drug itself (although at a highly inflated rate) and for shipping and handling costs as determined by the rogue pharmacies that run these type of business models while being non-compliant with generally worldwide laws and regulations.

Obviously it is much less expensive for chronic pain patients to request their medical records and to use a US consultation service website who appoints a doctor in their area for an initial face-to-face visit, after which the prescribing physician continues to prescribe high amounts during monthly follow-up consultations in the form of refills over the phone. This generally continues for ongoing periods of time although it is my understanding that current law requires for the prescribing doctor to see the patient that is being treated at least once a year.

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Dear Readers,

Today we received an email from someone asking us if we could offer help in finding a doctor that is willing to prescribe Hydrocodone for the treatment of chronic depression.

To answer this question honestly and in the open to the best of my knowledge, doctors will only prescribe Hydrocodone off-the-record for the treatment of depression, and only when it concerns the treatment of chronic pain patients who are able to justify their use of an opioid pain medications for the treatment of a physical ailment.

The reason behind this is that opiate pain medications have not been approved by the DEA for the treatment of clinical depression, and as such those who are prescribing Hydrocodone for this reason risk their license and may end up in worse scenarios such as in prison.

Prescribing Hydrocodone to treat depressed patients is especially risky due to an increased and proven higher suicide- and overdose percentage among depressed patients, and the prescribing physician will obviously be held responsible by family and/or authorities in case of incidents, even though the patient does not want for this to happen…

In other words, if you are not a chronic pain patient and your depression is not related in any way to your daily physical suffering, than it is very hard if not impossible to find a doctor that will prescribe Hydrocodone or any other opiate pain medication.

Although previously many online consultation services did not properly verify medical records and and honored almost any request, changes to current US laws and regulations have made them more careful. Personally I do not think that you will currently find any online consultation service that employs doctors who are willing to prescribe Hydrocodone containing products such as Lorcet, Norco, or Vicodin ES, unless your depression has been proven to be related to the pain you are experiencing.

Wishing all of you a Pain-Free Day,

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Dear Readers,

Although in 1950 barbiturates such as Pentobarbital, Amobarbital and Phenobarbital were commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and sleeping disorders, the increasing reports regarding deathly overdoses related to the use and/or abuse of such drugs caused them to obtain a controlled status in 1970 throughout the USA. Since this time barbiturates have also become stricter supervised in other countries although prescriptions are occasionally still issued to treat seizures, and use for veterinary purposes has remained popular up to this date.

A newer generation of drugs know as the benzodiazpines almost entirely replaced the use of the frequently prescribed barbiturates. Later on the use of benzodiazepines has been partly replaced with the newest Z-Drugs which although possibly equally addictive, are considered more effective for the treatment of insomnia. Some popular Z-drugs you may have heard of include brand names such as Ambien and Sonata.

Benzodiazipines such as Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) have been entirely banned in some countries including in the USA due to improper and sometimes criminal use such as the so called ‘date-rape’ phenomena which seems to be mainly reported throughout the USA. However, although Rohypnol is currently illegal in the USA and in some other countries, it’s manufacturer Roche is still legally marketing this prescription sleeping pill throughout Europe, Asia and South America.

If you have experiences with any of the mentioned drugs within this article, whether positive or negative,  please reply if you don’t mind sharing them with us. Your feedback is appreciated!

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Question:

What is a good way to make my mouth feel better after the extraction of my wisdom tooth?

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Hi there,

If you live within the US than your dentist is able to issue a prescription for Vicodin, or for any other Hydrocodone containing substance for that matter. Hydrocodone is a CIII controlled substance when combined with APAP, and very effective for short term use in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.

Should you experience moderate pain levels than you could try an over-the-counter medication such as Acetaminophen, Aspirin, or a stronger anti-inflammatory like Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, or any of the many other kinds that are available without a doctors prescription.

Some medications for the treatment of pain that require a prescription within the USA can also be purchased through US- and foreign pharmacies online. If you live within the US than pain killers can be obtained via overnight delivery after simply submitting an online consultation form at one of the many US pharmacy websites available. US pharmacy websites that provide for free consultations with the purchase of a medication will generally have a doctor review your application immediately for approval so requested medications can be shipped to your home via FedEx Overnight.

Stronger prescription drugs against pain that can be obtained with online consultations through US websites are Tramadol (Ultram) and Fioricet (Butalbital/APAP). Online consultations at US websites are usually free of charge, therefore the customer only pays the medication and applicable shipping & handling fees, saving on usual consultation charges from local doctors and offering additional convenience, being the reason for their increasing popularity use amongst US patients.

If you plan on buying prescription drugs at an online pharmacy than you should first ensure that it is legal to do so where you reside. I do not recommend the use or purchase of any prescription drug, and I certainly do not encourage anyone to break applicable laws in their jurisdiction of residence which varies depending on where you reside. Especially non-US pharmacies often sell strong drugs including Darvon and Dihidrocodeine even though considered to be controlled substances in many countries. These pharmacies are able to do business because they often have drop-shippers in a variety of countries where prescription drug laws are not yet enforced, even though some are known as controlled substances in most countries. Obviously it is not legal to purchase such drugs if you live in a civilized country where such laws are enforced so do your research if unsure!

Medication and pharmacy search engines can provide a lot of information regarding the availability of prescription drugs within and outside the USA. Note that the import of foreign drugs, especially when concerning those with a controlled status, is in most countries prohibited by law to the best of my knowledge. For this reason I recommend against ordering from any foreign pharmacy unless you are absolutely sure that this is legal. After all, many pharmacies will falsely claim to be in compliance with the laws in your country and may cause you problems when found by customs upon import.

If you find it interesting to visit a medication search engine to inform yourself regarding availability and prices, than you may enjoy browsing www,findyourdrug.com which provides a variety of results based on up-to-date public data as taken from a variety of sources. Again, I do not recommend or encourage the use or purchase of any prescription drug, and encourage that you use the content of such websites for informational and educational purposes only.

My advice to you is to try a non-prescription pain killer that can be purchased at any local pharmacy, however, if you consider the pain to be unbearable or too severe than I recommend that you see a medical professional in your area for a professional diagnosis and to provide you with appropriate medical treatment if required.

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Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to drop a short note to let everyone know that we have been making changes to our public pharmacy and medication search engine which can be found at www.findrxonline.com/search.php . Remember that this is a different search engine from the one within our members area as that one also provides prices and information from many vendors that have been restricted for review by our regular visitors. Regardless, our public search engine will provide you with lots of links and information regarding medications and both US and foreign pharmacies so you may wish to take a look if this information interests you. Note that we have not verified the search results therfore it remains the visitors responsibility to only place orders from sources that are in full compliance with their local laws and regulations. Happy hunting and enjoy!  ~ FindRxOnline.com

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Although high dose Buprenorphine treatment in the USA for the maintenance and treatment of patients suffering from different forms of addiction to opiate derivatives is solely available in the form of sublingual tablets which are sometimes combined with Nalaxone to prevent abuse through injection (Nalaxone is almost non-active when taken orally), I recently learned from a friend in Europe that high dose Buprenorphine treatment with transdermal patches has over the last years been more frequently applied for the treatment of long term pain management in order to control moderate to severe aches of cancer and other medically justified conditions.

Additionally I learned that the brand names for these transdermal patches are Butrans, Norspan, and Transtec. The patches are said to deliver their dosage of Buprenorphine over a period of 4 days (96 hours), and to provide for either 35 or 70 μg/h, meaning that they contain 20 or 40mg Buprenorphine per patch. My friend informed me that abuse and illegal diversion of Buprenorphine in Europe was fairly common, regardless from the fact that this medication has partial opioid antagonist properties which are known to cause a ‘roof effect’ which means that after taking a certain amount, using more of this drug will not increase the pain killing effects that are generally searched after. If I remember correctly I read that doses up to 32mg will provide for increasing effects, whereas taking 40mg will not provide any benefit over a 32mg dose, therefore the roof effect must kick in after the consumption of around 32 mg.

The bioavailability of Buprenorphine has been reported to be around 50% for both transdermal and sublingual use. Its half life is said to be on average 36 hours, therefore providing for much longer activity than seen with other pain management medications used that are meant for use over longer periods of time. Oxycontin for example is known to be highly addictive, and it has also been recognized that this drug is often abused among its patients, whereas Buprenorphine treatment offers a much lower abuse potential.

My friend told me that he had been prescribed Oxycontin in the past (at a pretty high daily dose), but that he had decided to switch to Buprenorphine patches based on his doctor’s recommendation. His main motivation was that the patches were supposedly less addictive. According to my friend he applied the patch when the effects from his last Oxycontin pill had worn off (as he had been told by his doctor) and once withdrawal started kicking in. To his surprise the application of the transdermal Buprenorphine patch only made his withdrawal symptoms much worse, so much worse that it took him 3 days to get functional again. My friend believes that this experience was due to the partial antagonistic effects of Buprenorphine, as he was using quiet a large amount of Oxycontin before that time.

Anyways, he has now been using the patches for almost half a year and is very happy with the switch he made. According to him the patches are taking away constant craving for Oxycontin pills as he was previously taking, while it does provide for enough relief to keep him comfortable. The question remains how much withdrawal symptoms he will be experiencing once use of his patches will be interrupted since this has not happened yet as of the time of this writing.

Altogether these Buprenorphine transdermal patches for the use in pain management seems to be a great idea due to a much lesser degree of abuse potential, and much longer activity which prevents mood swings and withdrawal symptoms as often experienced when the use of short acting opiate pain medication is interrupted. Let’s hope that these patches will get approval in the USA shortly!

If you have used these patches, or the sublingual tablets, or if you have experienced withdrawal from them, please take a moment to post your experiences, we love to hear from you!

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Recently I ran into some posts regarding the use of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), which is the leaf of a plant mainly found in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The leaf is supposed to provide medicinal effects similar to those of opiate pain medications but with much less addictive properties. After doing some additional research I read that the purchase of the product is still legal in the USA at the time of this writing (although the substance had been placed on a list of substances to watch by the DEA) so I decided to give it a try before banned. According to the website where I made my purchase it could be purchased legally (for use as incense) and my order arrived within 2 days as promised. When I tried the product for the first time I was pleasantly surprised with the effects as it reduced my pain and made me feel very relaxed. I also read on the internet that continuous use does lead to a certain degree of addiction, however, I have been using it for a few weeks now and when I skipped a day I did not get any nasty withdrawals as I previously experienced after ongoing use of Hydrocodone and Oxycodone containing products… I am not going to list all the details nor sellers for this product as a Google search will provide for plenty of information, however, if anyone else has tried Kratom in the past than please post your experiences, it would be interesting to hear about this product from others!

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Rogue Internet Pharmacies on the Run: LegitScript Shuts Down 500 …

Although many of us were hoping that the internet pharmacies were finally given a break, this is yet more proof that the war on prescription drugs is still in highest gear.. Now the U.S. pharmacies providing Valium (Diazepam) and Xanax (Alprazolam) through solely oline consultations have been eliminated, there seems to be a shft to the pharmacies that sell steroids from foreign countries. I have never ordered any steroids but I imagine that there are a lot of street dealers buying from these websites and selling them at te gym while they don’t know what they are messing with. Risky and good to see the internet is becoming safer, I just wish that there was a way of regulating things so that they didn’t have to shut all these pharmacies down. With the failing health care system in the USA it is no wonder americans are turning to online pharmacies for their refills. If their doctor will charge the patient $100 for a medical consultation for which they have to return each month, and the pharmacy charges an additional $20 to fill the bottle (not to mentione the $40 taxi bill), it is not surprising people try to get their package with pills from overseas. I recently ran into a reliable source with excellent delivery rates worldwide which was selling 200 x 1mg Alprazolam tabs for only $44.25 and they do not charge for shipping if you do not ask them to send it via EMS, FEDeX or other courier services, I received 5 out of 5 packages and quality as exactly the same as at our local Walgreens pharmacy. Normally I would pay about 3 consultations (about 60 pills per consultation) = 300 + 3 pharmacy fills (3x$20=$60) and the taxi rides (3X$40=$120) which provides me with a total bill of around $480 vs. less than $45 which I am paying now an worth the 8 days wait for me. It seems they still sell Diazepam and Alprazolam over the counter in some of the poor South American countries and the strange thing is, you hardly seem anybody taking  them in the excessive doses North Americans do. Do you think use would descrease in the USA if they would start selling those prescription drugs as OTC meds again like in the old days? I’m puzzled??%? Anybody?   BTW: If you are having problem finding a select drug try the medication search at www.findyourdrug.com , they are still running beta I have heard but you can pull up some very interesting results there (for informational and educational purposes only ofcource), also www.rx43.com is having some insane prices on fioricet, soma, and tramadol; worth checking out as this are the lowest prices I have seen this year! Please post if you know of a US place with lower prices as I think it will not get any better than this  ~ Happy Hunting and wishing everyone a Great and PAIN FREE Holiday Season!!

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A 39 y/o woman from Marlborough, MA, was arrested last Wednesday as she apparently wrote more than 185 fake prescriptions over the past 2 years. Local officials said this to be the biggest case of prescription fraud they had ever witnessed. The woman, who had been working for a doctor at Marlborough Medical Group for the last 18 years, was stealing prescriptions with the doctors name on it so she could write scripts for her narcotic pain medications of choice to which she was likely addicted. The last prescription got her arrested and was an attempt to obtain 30 Vicodin tablets at a local Walgreen’s pharmacy. You wonder why she didn’t buy her drugs through the internet? Or maybe she did and just used the fake scripts to compliment her supplies. If so then she is likely pretty shaky during her *sober* stay in the county jail as the case is still under investigation. IMO she would not have put herself at risk this way if it wasn’t for an addition to pain killers which obviously was stronger than she could handle. I therefore hope they won’t lock her up in jail without therapy, but instead offer a constructive solution to help her overcome the addiction and problems that has caused…

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The NNICP; National Network for Chronic Intractable Pain, is currently serving patients in Arizona, Virginia, Texas, Nevada, and California. In following compliance with DEA guidelines they can also help you save you lots of money by catering a much more reliable service. Additionally prescriptions from their doctors within your state will be mailed to you so they can be filled at your local pharmacy where prices will be much lower compared to the remaining pharmacies affiliated with traditional online consultation services. If you do not reside in one of the mentioned states you can still register for a consultation as they are quickly expanding and you will be contacted when a doctor near you becomes available to provide pain management for ongoing periods of time without the traditional hassles. 

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