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Marty.K
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Posted: Tue Nov 10th, 2009 16:14 |
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I finally got my perscription for Olmesartan  What a headache that was. I had to sign a waver form that my doctor is not responsible if anything happens.
I took it to the pharmacy and I found out it would not be covered by my plan. The 3 month supply would cost me around 450$. Litle expensive for me. So than I decided to order online at overseasrxdrugs.com. It's half the price when you order the indian version olmecip. I was hopeing to get some feed back from people that ordered from overseasrxdrugs.com. I need some confirmation that its a reliable pharmacy.
I'm still going to try to get a refund for this perscription from the insurance company. I foundout about a form "Request for an Unlisted Drug Product"
[url=http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetAttachDocs/014-4406-87~4/$File/4406-87E.pdf]http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetAttachDocs/014-4406-87~4/$File/4406-87E.pdf[/url]
Supposedly you can have your doctor fill this out and submit it to the Ontario ministry of health for review. And they decide if it should be covered or not. Has any one tried this?
If this doesnt work I'm planning to go back to school in January. The student insurance plan that the school makes you buy, covers Olmesartan. I hear that if you are full time student the cap is at $1,000 and $2000 if you are a part time student. I'm going to be a fulltime student. But for some it might be cheaper to take one course and do your christmas pharmacy shopping.
Last edited on Tue Nov 10th, 2009 16:33 by Marty.K
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Posted: Tue Nov 10th, 2009 17:52 |
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Hi Marty,
That's too bad that your insurance won't cover it. Mine did and I really didn't expect them to since I have private insurance that I pay for (and there's LOTS they won't cover). The pharmacist called the dr's office to question him about the dose, and then had to fill in a form for the insurance before he sent it in (I think those things are all on the machine they use). He crossed his fingers as he hit the send button, and then it came back as approved.
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Marty.K
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 00:47 |
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Was this the same form? do you know?
[url=http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetAttachDocs/014-4406-87~4/$File/4406-87E.pdf]http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetAttachDocs/014-4406-87~4/$File/4406-87E.pdf[/url]
I changed my mind about ordering from overseasrxdrugs.com. After looking them up again. I found out its just a mailing address thats in canada, they propobly never check their mail any way. I made an order and they never asked me for the perscription to send it to them. That would be very strange for a canadian company. They simply set up 1 800 number and claim that they are from Winnipeg. I don't know about these offshore companies. They have their business on some island that has practicly no laws. They can be selling me sugar pills for all I know.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 01:40 |
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Marty,
I know about a dozen or more people who use inhousepharmacy they are a place that might sell it cheaper and I know people have been happy with the product from them for abx as well.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 05:50 |
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Marty, ammc, as Canadians we are restricted in a very fascist way when it comes to access to Olmesartan generics. Some of the drugs at the online pharmacies are not meant to be purchased by Canadian customers even if they are based in Canada. The only olmesartan currently allowed to be purchased by Canadians as far as I know is Olmetec (basically Benicar licensed to Schering-Plough Canada).
If I am wrong please correct me as I can use the financial relief of being able to order a cheap generic.
Ammc, are any of these people that use inhousepharmacy in Canada? If so, do they receive their olmesartan orders regularly without complications?
I see they are going for $1.02 US per 40mg tablet. That seems to be just a little bit better than a good Olmetec source. For a generic, I wouldn't want to pay much more than $0.70 per tablet.
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Marty.K
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 06:35 |
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I agree with you Innuk. The price is little high for these pills for an offshore pharmacy. I would rather pay the extra 60$ for 3 month supply from a local pharmacy store.
The only benefit of buying from Inhouse Pharmacy is when you can't get a perscription.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 06:51 |
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You would still run the risk of losing it at the border.
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Leroybrown
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 12:15 |
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Marty - that link gave a 404 error but I highly doubt the pharmacist used a provincial govt form with the insurance company. He just had to let the ins. co. know the dr had prescribed it that way.
Of course, maybe you know someone in the US you could get the prescription sent to, and then drive down and pick it up?
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 14:00 |
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inuk2600 wrote: You would still run the risk of losing it at the border.
I purchased Minocin and one other abx from an online pharmacy had it delivered to my house for 17 months and had zero problems with the border. My Mp friend has been purchasing olmecip from inhousepharmacy for 1.5+ years and has had no issues with the border.
I am not saying it won't or hasn't happened but if you have a prescription which I didn't but she does you can purchase up to 3 months and I can't see why Health Canada will have an issue with it they generally in my experience they will only seize meds at the border that don't have DIN number or exceed the amount allowed to purchase at one time which is 3 months supply. Mine is fully covered so I have never tried to buy olmetec. Anyways Marty like you say if you feel more comfortable paying the 60.00 then that is the important thing
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Marty.K
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 14:14 |
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Yes, I live right on the detroit/windsor border so getting something shipped to detroit wouldn't be a problem. I tried "Canada Generic" but they won't ship to the u.s. without a U.S. perscription. And they are not allowed to sell in Canada. I don't know about "Planet Drugs Direct" or "Northwest Pharmacy" they don't show to their Internet web site to Canadians. I will try calling them from skype to get through. They wont know I'm a canadian
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 14:29 |
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Going to Detroit anytime soon?
Good luck!
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 22:35 |
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| No, I don't usually travel to detroit. Just every once in a while to do some shopping. I usually have my things shipped to a friend of mine, and he brings it over for me.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2009 23:49 |
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I canceled my order from overseasrxdrugs.com and I talked to the people from Northwest Pharmacy which some of you say is based from BC and they said they would ship to States with a Canadian prescription. They don't actually ship from Canada; they just have their call center there. The drugs are shipped from U.K. or where ever they get the pills. So it's like any other online pharmacy. The price that they get these cheap generic drugs is so small that if customs seize them they just resend it again. That's why it takes longer at times. Mostly these online pharmacies are based from some small islands where they have their law and tax shelters. They don't pay any income tax for their services, and they are protected from the laws that we usually have here in Canada or U.S. So the risk is small for having a business like this. I understand that they don't want to sell fake sugar pills, because people wouldn't come back to do business again. But It's hard for a regular person to anlyze if they are infact authentic just by looking at the packeging. I don't like the idea that they wouldn’t be at risk for anything, if there was any misconduct.
For now I think I will just order a month supply from a local pharmacy and see if I can work out something different by the end of the month.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12th, 2009 00:00 |
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I live on Vancouver Island and the cheapest place to get Olmesartan is at Wall Mart. I pay $1.07 per pill. I paid way more than that at Shoppers Drug Mart and when I called around to check other pharmacy prices, Wall Mart's price beat them all. There were no questions asked and it takes 2 days for it to arrive. I call the pharmacy about 2 weeks before I run out in case something goes wrong, which it hasn't, and ask them to order in my 280 pills of Olmesartan. Just tell the pharmacist that you use it for inflammation if they ask you why you take so much and that should work. I don't know who your doctor is, but mine gave me a note with an explanation, just in case questions were asked. Neither pharmacy has asked me any questions.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12th, 2009 01:33 |
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Hope,
That is a good price. I checked out some prices from different pharmacies we got here. And I guess walmart is little better than costco. I got them there, which is couple cents less than what I payed. I can't remember the exact price but for a 3 month supply its around $10 more at costco.
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Leroybrown
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Posted: Thu Nov 12th, 2009 14:45 |
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I think the only reason you'd be questioned is that the insurance company probably wouldn't cover anything over the standard amount without needing extra info. If the pharmacist thinks it's a mistake on the prescription, s/he can just call the drs office.
Interesting about those online pharmacies.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12th, 2009 16:55 |
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| They thought there was a mistake on the perscription at every single pharmacy I went to, except the ones online. They wanted to call the doctor, I explained to them that I know it is way above normal dose. So eventually I started to tell them rightaway before giving them the perscription that I have a really large order and above normal dose. I think they want you to be safe, thats their job. This is why just any one can't be a pharmacist. They have to follow procedures, if they screw up they are held liable for anything that happens. Online pharmacies have nothing to worry about... Last edited on Thu Nov 12th, 2009 16:56 by Marty.K
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Posted: Thu Nov 12th, 2009 17:12 |
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It's a high price for safety 
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Posted: Fri Nov 20th, 2009 15:14 |
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Hi Marty,
I also live in Ontario and have had no problem having my olmetsartan covered by my insurance company so far. My doc writes the script with 3 months' repeats. She says ' take as directed", so no dosage actually appears on the label. The pharmacist submits it for payment to my company and it is gets paid in full. I usually order three months' worth ( about 500 compounded caps per bottle from Montreal), and there has been no problem at all. Everyone else I know in the Toronto region on the MP seems to have done the same as I have, so I do not know why you are having such difficulties. Most get their scripts filled from Shoppers' or any other local pharmacy.
Hope it is all sorted out soon enough.
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Posted: Fri Nov 20th, 2009 17:46 |
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My insurance sucks. thats all I can say. But in January I will be going to back to school. The school insurance supposedly covers it.
If you ever tried to purchase olmesartan without insuranse you would find out it is realy expensive.
In the mean time while im still not going to school I'm trying to get ministry of health to cover it since my insurance doesnt. I'll let you know how it works out.
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