Brazil sauna question

[floridarob]

13 hours ago, Latbear4blk said:

So American to think the their approved FDA drugs are superior quality than those produced in other countries.

I watched a documentary on Pharmaceutical drugs....I live in Mexico, for example. There are Farmacias here that sell their own branded drugs....and the rules in Mexico allow for a less potent standard...so 1 pill might be correct while the other tablets in the box might be weaker or stronger....the rules aren't as strict as in the USA.




https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-consumers-and-patients-drugs/imported-drugs-raise-safety-concerns

[Latbear4blk]

1 hour ago, floridarob said:

I watched a documentary on Pharmaceutical drugs....I live in Mexico, for example. There are Farmacias here that sell their own branded drugs....and the rules in Mexico allow for a less potent standard...so 1 pill might be correct while the other tablets in the box might be weaker or stronger....the rules aren't as strict as in the USA.




https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-consumers-and-patients-drugs/imported-drugs-raise-safety-concerns

Check Argentina, or Chile, or Uruguay.

Who produced the documentary?

[floridarob]

10 hours ago, Latbear4blk said:

Who produced the documentary?

You going to be one of those "source?"

It was on PBS some years ago....if you're looking for a biased, it wasn't there.

 

Read what's required of a Generic drug to be approved for the FDA.....these laws don't exist or aren't as strict in most other countries.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/brand-and-generic-drugs#how-to-choose
 

[scott456]

In short, if authentic Viagra and the generic Sildenafil are the same price, which one would you get?  If the price is a big deal to you, you would certainly get the cheaper generic Sildenafil and convince yourself they are the same thing. 

[Latbear4blk]

I am not trying to convince anyone. Americans love overpaying for their drugs.

[belkinDC]

You can get a month’s worth of FDA gold-stamped generic Viagra in the US for ~$8 with a coupon from GoodRx. I have also bought at Brazilian pharmacies for a similar or maybe even higher price just for convenience factor. Even if their dosing is off by ~20%, what’s the big deal? It’s not like we’re talking cancer medicines here 😂

[Badboy81]

On 2/3/2022 at 4:33 AM, scott456 said:

Last time (2 years ago), the clerk at the drugstore won't sell me Ambien (sleeping pills) without a prescription.  They could not produce a prescription at the store either.

Then you should have went to another drugstore...

Trust me, there is one in Rio that will sell you everything or anything that you want

[Badboy81]

On 2/4/2022 at 6:55 PM, Latbear4blk said:

I am not trying to convince anyone. Americans love overpaying for their drugs.

Now this American

[speedoo1]

As a reference /data point I bought generic Sildenafil at a pharmacy in SP. Package of 4 50mg pills at 17 BRL/package, so very reasonable. No questions asked at the counter (except that I was asked for my CPF, which I don't have but nevertheless I received a discount of around 30% - I thought it would require a CPF to get such discount).