Posted by Nice.Guy on January 18, 1997 at 08:13:05:
In Reply to: Re: How to get Human Growth Hormone-Can you say Tax Deduction posted by S3 on January 17, 1997 at 23:58:59:
: To all my fellow Govt Interference protesters out there.
: While this pricing is expensive as hell compared to AS,
: If you've got a script it is a legitamate medical expense,
: and you can deduct a portion of your medical expenses (depending
: on your annual salary) from your taxes. What a great way to thumb
: your nose at MR DEA.
: : OK Here's the skinny on Human Growth Hormone.
: : First: It's very expensive.
: : A regular One years supply is $7500.00
: : One years supply is 300 International Units (This company claims their vials
: : are actually overfilled to 324 International Units at no extra charge.
: : Minimum order is 10 vials at $2999.00.
: : They have two sizes of vials and you get either 10x12.96 IU vials or 25x4.86
: : IU vials, their choice depending on what they have in stock.
: : They require a prescription. If you don't have one, they will get one for
: : you @ $280 First time evaluation Fee when you return their questioner, and
: : $45 follow up evaluation fee when you send your blood test results. In
: : between they will send you an authorization for a blood test which you take
: : to a local lab to have done.
: : Shipping and handling by FEDEX is $75
: : It must be by fedex because HGH must be refrigerated in shipping.
: : The whole thing seems to be very legitimate, with a doctors prescription and
: : all, and seems to be made in accordance with the FDA personal use importing
: : rule.
: : It better be, because at that price, you can't afford to loose a shipment to
: : customs.
: : They claim to have the second in charge (now retired) of the DEA on their
: : staff and can insure that there are no chances of screw ups. They also
: : claim to be the worlds largest supplier of HGH in the world, and that they
: : send only first class product from leading drug companies.
: : In any event, they will tell you all this and more. They insist on a
: : procedure for us to send them a customers name and address, and they will
: : then send that person all the information direct, and all future dealing
: : will be between them and the customer. They will reimburse us for the costs
: : including faxing.
: : They claim this is necessary since FDA rules prevent them from dealing with
: : a supplier, and that they must deal directly with the customer. They claim
: : also that FDA rules prevent them from contacting a customer first, and that
: : it must be in response to a referral.
: : We have a buyers club for HIV suffers, and this is how all this started.
: : HGH is considered very valuable for wasting and other HIV symptoms. HIV
: : suffers can't get insurance to pay for HGH, and the cost in the US is so
: : high that hardly anyone can afford it.
: : If you think $7900 is a lot for a years supply---the drug companies charge
: : HIV patients about $73,000 for a years supply (although they recently agreed
: : to a cap of $39,000 a year for those who can't afford it and can prove it).
: : To make it worse, this stuff from Europe is the same thing, by the same
: : manufacture, purchased overseas and shipped to the US (just like some of the
: : drugs purchased from Mexico). The cost is a rip-off,either way, but if you
: : wan't it, it's the only way to get it, and be sure it's real. We understand
: : there is some Russian stuff out there, but its claimed to be made from
: : cadavers. B. Mougious in Greece was selling the Russian stuff, but the DEA
: : snuffed him. Our people already have AIDS so they probably could use it,and
: : some did order through Mougious, but we're not sure of the possibility of a
: : different strain of AIDS that might compound an already grim situation. This
: : company only sells recombinant HGH, so there is no risk.
: : So there you have it. We have checked all around, ant this seems like the
: : best deal, both concerning reputation and price.
: : If you want more information send us your name and mailing address
: : (snail-mail), we will fax it to them, and they will take it from there. Do
: : not try to order from us--we have nothing to sell. All future dealing will
: : be between you and them.
We have a legal oponion which says the proceedure is legal, and that the cost may be
deductable as a medical expense. What a relief, not to worry about being hassled.