Posted by Sarah T. on December 19, 2005, at 4:54:20
In reply to UK Customs Seized my 'GOODS' - advice please!, posted by tecknohed on December 19, 2005, at 1:01:47
From the little I know about these things, I think that Customs did you an enormous favor. Today, in the U.S., a huge shipment of FAKE Tamiflu vaccine from Asia was intercepted by U.S. Customs agents in San Francisco. Can you imagine going for the Tamiflu vaccination, paying for it, believing you're protected against the deadly bird flu, only to discover that the vaccine you received was FAKE? If you're lucky, the FAKE medicine would be just sugar water or saline solution. If you're unlucky, Lord only knows what you'd be getting.
How much did you pay for the product that was confiscated? I don't know how you can get your money back. Try writing to the organization that sold you the product and tell them what happened. Other than that, I think it's best not to buy medicines from Internet pharmacies. Find a reputable doctor in your town, get a prescription, and go to a reputable pharmacy. By the way, even in the U.S., there is a problem with counterfeit drugs being sold at reputable pharmacies. If that problem can't be stopped in the U.S. with all the policing that goes on here, then can you imagine how much counterfeiting goes on overseas and at Internet pharmacies, where there is no oversight? In addition to not knowing what's really in the pills being sold over the Internet, I'd be worried about giving my credit card number to some stranger at a P.O. Box, half a world away.
My doctor told me that there is ONLY ONE reputable Internet pharmacy, and that is Victoria Pharmacy, in Zurich, Switzerland. If you can't get what you want from them, then get your medicines locally, from doctors and pharmacies you know and trust. That way, if something bad happens (for example, if you get sick), at least you have some recourse.
poster:Sarah T.
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