Many of us are aware of the risks involved in buying medications from
online pharmacies. They are cheap, yes. But, dont we often wonder if
the tablets are real and contain what they supposed to. Wouldn't it be
great if you not only save money buying the meds cheap online but also
have the peace of mind knowing they are authentic. Test the meds
before you make big purchase is a no brainer. Now, there is an online
lab service that provides quantitative analyses of the medicinal
formulations. Go visit www.pharmcabinet.com and find out what they can
do for you.
How can you trust them not trying to scam you? Some readers have
expressed such a concern previously out of the undeniable fact that
there are many scam artists out there on the web. It is worthwhile
considering the following facts and evaluating for yourself if these
are the things a scammer would do:
1. The lab asks you to send in your own standard reference tablet
(those you obtain from your physician or a reputable local pharmacy)
along with the online purchase in question. They insist that you DONT
tell them which one is which. In other words, they want you to do the
test blinded to them! This way, you can judge whether their services
are up to par or not. If your standard samples do not come back spot
on against the labeled amount, they would either offer to test it
again for free (hence multiple tablets are required) or refund your
money.
2. If they want to scam you money, they would offer to test those
drugs that are best selling on the net such as Viagra, Cialis etc,
wouldn't they? Instead, they don't. They only offer those tests that
they have a validated analytical method for. They are adding more
tests as they develop and
validate the methods.
3. If they want to scam you money, they would go for a price tag that
is more "attractive" to the potential victims, wouldn't they? Instead,
they charge what is reasonable to cover the cost plus an amount that
allows them to make a profit to continue their operations and invest
in additional method development.
4. They ask you NOT to make a big purchase before you test out the
meds you plan to buy in bigger quantity. They will provide you with
the test result soon enough which allows you to make the larger
purchase of the same batch in time. Why would they care if they simply
want to scam you out of your money.
There are many other facts on their website you can rely on to make a
judgment as to their legitimateness.
Go to www.pharmcabinet.com and see for yourself. Better yet, test out
their services.
Paul - 17 Feb 2007 01:29 GMT
> Many of us are aware of the risks involved in buying medications from
> online pharmacies. They are cheap, yes. But, dont we often wonder if
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> Go towww.pharmcabinet.comand see for yourself. Better yet, test out
> their services.
I have checked out this site as I buy my own meds and those for my
parents off of the net often. I often am leery about what I have been
getting for my money. Yes I saved a lot of money buying online. But it
would be great if I knew what I got for the bucks. This lab www.pharmcabinet.com
provides precisely the services I have been looking for. I will try it
out. Initially I would do a blinded testing as they suggested on their
site. This way, I figure they will not be able to just tell me what I
want to hear as they don't know which sample is which. Once they have
earned my trust, I will use them more.
Paul - 04 Mar 2007 19:27 GMT
I have just tried out the lab services provided by www.pharmacabinet.
com. I think if you have a simlar mindset as mine you would feel that
the money is well spent on the service. Here is what I did. I bought a
10 day supply of Lipitor 40 mg (10 pills) from an online pharmacy and
sent in 6 pills along with 6 pills of Lipitor 20 mg I obtained from my
doc as samples. BTW, I made the samples blinded to the lab (I simply
labeled them as Liptior tablets from source #1 and source #2). I
received the results back from the lab with the online purchase right
about twice the amount as the sample Lipitor (40 mg online purchase vs
20 mg standard). Immediately I followed up with a purchase for a 180
day supply at the online pharmacy from the same manufacturer (same
batch number - make sure you ask for the same batch number). I figure
my net cost saving for this transaction, minus the outlay for the lab
test, is about $280 for a 180 day supply.
My calculations were based on the CVS.com online price of $680 (for
180 Lipitor 40 mg pills) and the online pharmacy's price of $280 (for
180 Lipitor 40 mg pills). The difference of $400 is offset by the lab
test cost of $120 ($75 1st sample + $40 second sample +$5 mailing).
Hence, my net saving is about $280. I could have saved $560 for a 1
year worth of supply.
My plan is that as long as I can buy from the same online place and
from the same manufacturer for the same drug I have already tested
with pharmcabinet, I will take the risk of not testing it more than a
couple of times a year. For a new medication I want to buy, I will
adopt the above strategy: a small purchase first followed up with a
larger order, after the results coming back positive. I think this
will save me quite some dough over long term. BTW, I will recommend
the site to set up a customer blog so that good online places can be
shared among the customers.