Posted by don_bristol on January 5, 2005, at 11:20:50
In reply to Re: reboxetine alternatives available in the uk » ed_uk, posted by xbunny on December 14, 2004, at 14:27:47
> >So have you tried reboxetine or were you hoping to >start it soon?
>
> was hoping to start it but the pharmacy have suggested that it might be mid jan before they come in.===================
Late posting.
That shortage of Edrinax which you refer to seems plain crazy. Many meds are nowadays imported from other European countries. In fact I often get foreign-market meds from my UK pharmacy.
I am not sure what is going on where you are but I think someone in the supply chain is not properly pulling their weight in terms of getting the meds for you.
Maybe they all use the same wholesaler and he has come up with this idea that because he can't get any from his usual source then there is none to be had.
However, I would be very surprised if there isn't some requirement for registered pharmacies to get the meds from whereever they need to (or maybe it is the wholesaler's duty).
I agree that it is possible that a particular med could run out right across Europe especially if there is a batch problem in one of the few plants making it. But I can't easily accept that "Edronax is out of stock and that is all there is to it, guv".
Don
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