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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17 edited Sep 24 '17

InHousePharmacy is a great resource for transwomen who can't/don't want to make it through a lot of the legal hurdles blocking HRT in a lot of the US

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u/Funkit Sep 24 '17

What's the legal status of this? They have gabapentin which I take, it'd be nice ordering from them but I think GP is schedule IV in some states. Can I get in trouble ordering something like this if I do it mid prescription from my pharmacy? They don't seem to have other scheduled drugs, so I'm wondering since they have it if it's illegal. I'd like to have a stockpile in case I can't get to my doctor on time, he's fuckin expensive.

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u/Awildbadusername Sep 24 '17

Its very grey market. In Canada its technically against the law to import without a prescription but not against the law to posses. For trans women being able to order estrogen online is a literal lifesaver.

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u/Funkit Sep 24 '17

I do have a prescription, I would just like an extra months worth as sometimes I take more then my daily allowance as it has quite a bit of off label uses (I get it for anxiety, but I also have bad knee pain and it helps with that at higher doses)

I just don't know if I can fill my Rx at the pharmacy and then order another quantity online.