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Importing Flonas (was)Re: Flonase side effects?
| Don Brady | 09 Sep 2005 20:14 |
>Hi Don... Just for general interest, I am from B.C. Canada.. I pay >42.50 Cnd. for each 50mg 120 shot dose bottle. ...This is equal to 36.13 >US at the current exchange rate. Is this higher or lower, to what one >would pay for the same thing in the US? It costs 2 to 3 times that price in the U.S.
So people, if you are paying out of your own pocket, you can look at the option of getting it from Canada. It is technically illegal but normally not enforced if you import under a 3 month supply for personal use. When they have guidelines like that, you know that they are turning a blind eye toward it.
You have state governments encouraging such imports. e.g. http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Rx
The note at http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?programid=536902438&agency=Rx gives more details on legalities and a list of recommendedCanadian sources.
>..I've also found that it works better if I don't over do its use. >Normally, I use only one shot in each nostril per day, but I do try to >wait for the time of day when things feel the clearest up stairs... I agree with you that a lower dose is often better, as long as one aims carefully or times things to get it in , as you are doing.
A lot of people are spraying it at a largely blocked nasal passage, so obviously they are going to need more....
>Thus >it will penetrate the furthest in-- and hopefully offer the greatest >benefit to my condition. Exactly right.....
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| Johnny1000@webtv.net | 09 Sep 2005 16:18 |
dbrady@pobox.com (Don Brady) wrote:
>>I've used Flonase on a continual basis for the >> last 5 or 6 years. ...No [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Also, it may still work at reduced dosage..... Hi Don... Just for general interest, I am from B.C. Canada.. I pay 42.50 Cnd. for each 50mg 120 shot dose bottle. ...This is equal to 36.13 US at the current exchange rate. Is this higher or lower, to what one would pay for the same thing in the US?
..I've also found that it works better if I don't over do its use. Normally, I use only one shot in each nostril per day, but I do try to wait for the time of day when things feel the clearest up stairs... Thus it will penetrate the furthest in-- and hopefully offer the greatest benefit to my condition. ...Jon
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| Don Brady | 09 Sep 2005 02:58 |
>I've used Flonase on a continual basis for the last 5 or 6 years. ...No >side-effects, and it works great to help keep my sinuses clear. >...However, it is quite expensive. ...Jon For those paying out of theor own pockets, there might be the option of importing from Canada.
Also, it may still work at reduced dosage.....
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| Johnny1000@webtv.net | 09 Sep 2005 02:08 |
skoczor@sympatico.ca (Steve)
>OK so I went to an allergist and was > diagnosed with being allergic to Cats (which [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > checked the website and it basically says > nothing about it. I've used Flonase on a continual basis for the last 5 or 6 years. ...No side-effects, and it works great to help keep my sinuses clear. ...However, it is quite expensive. ...Jon
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| Steve | 08 Sep 2005 16:29 |
OK so I went to an allergist and was diagnosed with being allergic to Cats (which was obvious) and mold. Mold is everywhere, especially the stuff they tested for which is what you would find in grass.
I was prescribed Flonase and would like to know what you all think of this drug?
I am also wondering how this drug works, I checked the website and it basically says nothing about it.
Thanks,
Steve
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