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From: Alex on 16 Feb 2007 18:57
On Feb 11, 1:00 pm, "Jessie" <warrenwen9...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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 have. 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. The website address iswww.pharmcabinet.com.
>
> How can you trust them not trying to scam you? They are aware of your
> concern. To prove they are legit, they suggest that you send in
> tablets you obtained from your physician or a reputable local pharmacy
> as your own gold standard reference, along with the online purchase.
> They insist that you DONT tell them which one is which. In other
> words, they want you to do the test that is 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 the labeled amount, they
> would either ofter to test it again for free or refund your money.
>
> Go towww.PharmCabinet.comto test the drugs you buy from online
> pharmacies.

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.

From: Stuart on 28 Feb 2007 22:44
On Feb 16, 6:57 pm, "Alex" <AlexLynn1...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 1:00 pm, "Jessie" <warrenwen9...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > 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 have. 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. The website address iswww.pharmcabinet.com.
>
> > How can you trust them not trying to scam you? They are aware of your
> > concern. To prove they are legit, they suggest that you send in
> > tablets you obtained from your physician or a reputable local pharmacy
> > as your own gold standard reference, along with the online purchase.
> > They insist that you DONT tell them which one is which. In other
> > words, they want you to do the test that is 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 the labeled amount, they
> > would either ofter to test it again for free or refund your money.
>
> > Go towww.PharmCabinet.comtotest the drugs you buy from online
> > pharmacies.
>
> 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 labwww.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.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I too 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.

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