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medication and prescription drugs

Post by amish8617 » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:25 am

hi there i am from the uk and have been taking the medication sertraline (100mg) which i am on prescription in the uk. i go home on sunday however i have run out of my tablets i was wondering if anyone has this i can pay for it too i only need 7 days worth

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Post by PNGMK » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:55 am

that type of med needs a script here and not from a normal GP but a psych. Go to IMH.
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Post by amish8617 » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:09 am

I already have a prescription however it's a completely different manufacturer out here and way over priced so I am reaching out in the hope that someone from the UK might have some.

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Post by PNGMK » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:15 am

amish8617 wrote:I already have a prescription however it's a completely different manufacturer out here and way over priced so I am reaching out in the hope that someone from the UK might have some.
What you are proposing is illegal.
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Post by amish8617 » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:46 am

PNGMK wrote:
amish8617 wrote:I already have a prescription however it's a completely different manufacturer out here and way over priced so I am reaching out in the hope that someone from the UK might have some.

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Post by amish8617 » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:51 am

I didn't ask for your opinion and I have prescription thankyou very much.

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Post by PNGMK » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:41 pm

amish8617 wrote:I didn't ask for your opinion and I have prescription thankyou very much.
Your effort to illegally procure drugs has been reported to the mods. Get the hell out of Singapore before CNB knock on your door (I'm serious).
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Post by PNGMK » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:43 pm

amish8617 wrote:hi there i am from the uk and have been taking the medication sertraline (100mg) which i am on prescription in the uk. i go home on sunday however i have run out of my tablets i was wondering if anyone has this i can pay for it too i only need 7 days worth
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Post by amish8617 » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 1:10 pm

Hi there I think you are some what confused I am looking for somebody to help me find a pharmacy that stock my medication of which I have the prescription here from raffles. My only advice was to find somebody that might know of the correct manufacturer. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Post by taxico » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 2:40 pm

the likelihood of finding someone to sell or give you 7 days worth of the exact rx medication you want (from the right manufacturer) is near impossible.

if you think that the medication you get from raffles (or any other registered hospital in singapore) is in anyway inferior to what you get in the UK, i suggest you think again.

7 days of being off and on your meds again is not worth it - pay through your teeth and suck them down.
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Post by amish8617 » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 3:02 pm

Hey there that's not what I am after I am wanting to find the same manufacturer as it's a worldwide manufacturer so I was hoping somebody who also takes it could advise which pharmacy is best to go to. A list of the biggest ones would be a good starting point as I can ring them and find out. Thanks guys

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 7:53 pm

This one's backpedaling really hard, but it's too late.
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Post by PNGMK » Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:32 pm

For the benefit of others wondering what the hell is going on:

1. OP claimed to have a script but offered no proof. (I have a script for Adderall - I just wrote it out). Even if OP had a script from the UK no Singapore pharmacy will fill it out.
2. Even when informed that these types of drugs (mind altering) are not available from a GP in Singapore but only from a specialist OP persisted to try to find someone to sell him a restricted, scheduled drug. When you're sold a scheduled restricted drug like Adderall or Prozac in Singapore the drug is for your personal consumption with a controlled dosage and if you come up short on the pills you're going to need a good reason for not having them. OP was not only putting himself in danger but anyone foolish enough to sell him the drugs.
3. Trade in Prozac etc is a serious problem in other countries by the mentally ill. The last thing we need is to encourage it here.

As an Australian I can't say it doesn't surprise me that a pommie is this bloody stupid but I did try to warn him off.
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