Echo

No! Not illegal ones!

The missis has a stack of spare IVF drugs that are a complete course, she's tried giving them back to the hospital/docs but none bother to get back.

So, is it legal to sell these on eBay? I can't think why they can't but don't want a swat team visiting.

BTW, all paid for (big time) and are sealed blah.



Mike

pugoetru

take them down to the local park and sell them to some smackhead

Bloody Apples

If they are prescription drugs, the answer is no. See the Ebay policy on drugs here.

boxst

Hello

They are prescription drugs and can't be sold. However should you need some help after having to participate in the program with the IVF you can buy some "herbal" enhancements there...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...527276226&rd=1

Steve.

Echo

OK, am I allowed to give them away????

As mentioned, hospital doesn't want them. We've paid a fortune for the 2 rounds of IVF (one little lad 15 months and next due - touch wood - 31st Dec) and know that in some areas, such as ours, you have to pay and the drugs are about a third of the cost.

It would be great to help someone out.



Mike

Jerome

LOL.

Firing blanks has nowt to do with being able to get it up!

Jerome

Maybe you'll get lucky and someone in need will PM you. Hint hint SN!

Echo

Not blanks - just unexplained - no reason found.

jods

Unethical to sell on or give away (also dangerous)
Take to a chemist and ask them to dispose of them safely

Echo

Good point. If the person supplied GP's address I'd send them there, that way they could be sure of the contents with a covering letter from my GP.

imlach

I know it sounds stupid to just throw away perfectly good drugs, but that is how it works

Take them to a chemist to dispose of them properly.

Drugs can have all sorts of side effects, which is why they are controlled and dispensed by "prescription only". Batches also need to be carefully controlled in case of recalls etc.

For you to "dispense" them yourself is perhaps threatning someone elses fertility/health, and aside from being unethical, is also highly illegal.

...I know it feels "wrong", but then so are the millions of tonnes of perfectly good food thrown away by supermarkets every year just because of a "sell by date" on the packaging. This food could be perfectly well used by the needy/starving, but because of legal issues, supermarkets can't & won't.

imlach

Remember also that the monetary value (or rather, production costs) of the drugs themselves is probably pretty low. The high price of drugs is due to the drugs companies recovering their development costs.

Think of it like the physical cost of a CD versus the cost of the music on it (something you can perhaps relate to!).

Echo

Ho hum. Glad I asked

BTW, it's a real wind up queueing up to write out a near 3 grand cheque (twice!) when the 4 people in front are getting their bus fares paid to them knowing that at least one of them is getting the same treatment for free

imlach

A difficult subject, I know....

However, whilst not any consolation for you, the NHS are trying to sort things out in this respect to make it fairer (and free-er!) for everyone.

Dazza01

Don't want to start a war of words here, but does it really matter how much you wrote the chq out for, the end result is you now have a bouncing baby boy and another on the way

Jerome

Good point Dazza.

Just think, you could have spent all that money, and still be sprogless.

Jer

Why not offer them for free on a fertility BBS. We are just about to go through IVF again after one sucsesfull attempt but get the drugs free.

Echo

Sorry! Didn't mean to sound down about it - the money was so well worth it