Table 2.
Selected themes related to decreased ability to purchase prescription opioid analgesics from Internet pharmacies
| Themes | Postings related to opioid analgesic availabilitya |
| Effect of federal agencies activity against Internet pharmacies | • Just received an email from them. What a bunch of B.S. I lost over $200 from them just a few months ago. First they said their doctor retired and I had to reconsult for my remaining refills. Right after they did this, they lost their Pharmacy so once again i was left high AND dry without my money and meds ordered. |
| • Hey, I know I've killed the posting board tonight bu I need to find someone relible to use. You see I moving to ohio next week and was wanting to have order placed as soon as I get their, So thats the reason with all the different post about different OCS. | |
| • What ROP [a class of online pharmacies that requires only that medical records and no prescription] has been operating for at least a year? Do we know of any? In my mind, ther all were closed down or shut down this winter [2006]… | |
| Effect of customs' activity against international online pharmacies' shipments | • Got a LL [a US Customs notification that illegally imported medications have been confiscated known as a “love letter”] from that missing envelope today. That makes 100% confiscation!!! Habeeb [the operator of RxPuraViad.com, located in Costa Rica] needs to do something, don't know what, but this is ridiculous. |
| • I believe people stopped using them because pretty much everything they sent ws getting seized…. [C]ustoms started catching ALL their packages, so I decided not to throw money away. | |
| Effect of regulation by individual states | • OK… I have been from NWW [Norco World Wide, a popular OCS that was closed] to … BDRX and now they no longer ship to T[ennessee] either???? Does anyone have a good ROP that will ship to TN?? I would prefer one that will ship 120# 10 [hydrocodone] / 325 [acetaminophen]. Anyone… Please hit me up as this is getting Old … and sitting here in pain while it is raining outside … realy sucks• Everytime the weather changes …I can tell!!! Ugggghhh. |
| Effect of prescribing practices by physicians employed by Internet pharmacies | • One thing to note: if you're a pill head with scant evidence of a real condition, or if your records aren't so good you won't get a script. Don't even bother. Their doctor was EXTREMELY thorough. He's going to ask a lot of questions … no more of the 1 minute phone call deals. He spent at least 10-15 minutes asking me dozens of questions. |
| General outlook on prospect for obtaining opioid analgesics | • The prices are rising … delays are the norm now … I realize that I either have to live with pain (as the Dr. states, just buck-up and take it) or live with pain. It is almost out of my price range now…so the DEA won…the [Internet pharmacies] are happy with the “zero refill policy.” … and I am tired of waiting with my bundle of excuses and lost money paid for a refill that i … |
| • Can you tell me if Apain is shipping at all. I had a consult Tuesday and they say they shipped today but no tracking number has appeared…. I am done with them controlling my life it has been over a month without, I went thru the pain of no shipments, ripoffs and ultimately withdrawals so i can take it or leave it now. Thank goodness for Sub[oxone]. |
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