John,  a friend of mine did this, Said it was an off shore outfit. He
was taking a big chance, even getting narcotic painkillers. After about
two years he had ordered about $400.00 dollars of "v" and Lortabs, got
an e-mail saying US customs had his order. The credit card company
honored the transaction, he'd waited too long. Lost his money, but
Customs or DEA never showed up. Ironically. I hadn't talked to him in
years, he called tonight, I got this info from him while reading yoour
post!
David
p.s. be careful

The reason we pay more is that we pay monopoly prices in
the U.S.  The company that patents a drug gets sole rights
to produce and sell it here and they price the product based
on demand.  If the demand is high, the price can be 10, 20,
or more times the manufacturing cost.  This is true not only
for Viagra, but also for some drugs, like Lupron, that people
need to stay alive.

In the case of Viagra, there are now a couple of legal alternatives,
but the demand is so high and people are so willing to pay,
that the companies have decided to compete on "features"
and advertising rather than on price.  They can make more
money dividing up the market at super-inflated prices than
by driving the price down by competition.  If I were running
the anti-trust branch of the Justice Department, I'd investigate
this.

As I understand it, the imported stuff can be one of two
things.  It may be real sildenifil, manufactured in India, which
does not recognize U.S. patents, or it can be sugar pills,
herbs, or floor sweepings manufactured in some basement
somewhere.

The Indian pills are probably identical to the American
manufactured pills.  But how can you tell that you're
getting them and not some placebo substitute that may
or may not even by hygienically safe?

It's a real problem for us American consumers.

   Alan

Hello John

I have a friend that orders from http://www.alldaychemist.com in India and
gets excellent service. I just talked to him in regards to this posting and
he mentioned that his orders arrive in about fourteen days. Regarding
effectiveness, they are just as effective as the real enchilada and the
price is dirt cheap. I forgot to ask him about shipping costs but the
generic Sildenafil Citrate is "Manly" made by Copper Pharma I believe. The
prices on the web site are 100mg 120 for $64.20 or 100mg 60 for $32.10 along
with other generic Viagra brands at various pricing. I understand the
concern about getting some batch made in a dirty bathtub next to a sewer
line however the reputable Indian manufacturers are just as reliable as
those in the U.S. and I know my friend has been using the above offshore
pharmacy for three years.

Dr. Reddy's Labs is just one Indian generic manufacturer whose stock trades
on the NYSE symbol RDY.( http://www.drreddys.com/ ) or
http://www.ranbaxy.com  is another. Still, caution is always prudent as I
suppose it's always possible to have a bad batch get into the supply chain.

Another small risk you might run is that your package gets inspected by
customs, but due to the volume involved, the majority is passed on without
opening. Even if it is opened, we're not talking about narcotics here, so it
should be resealed and sent on. Just to be fair, it might also be seized and
that leaves you out of pills and possibly money depending on the online web
policy. I would be interested in hearing about other readers experiences
with offshore pharma's also. Personally, my insurance will supply me with 18
100mg Viagra pills for $40 which is considered a ninety day supply. My
Urologist suggested I cut them in half and take three times a week.

MikeinTexas

  John you can buy a pack of batteries at 7-11 for $9.99, or the same at
Walmart for $4.99. If we keep putting pressure on the US by buying from
Canada, maybe they'll reduce their "greed" margin and be forced to compete?