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The old UnitedPharmacies.com got replaced by a scam As of 2014, the old UnitedPharmacies.com, based in Vanuatu, has been replaced by a scam in Hong Kong. I do not know exactly when the switch occurred, but the current scam feeds on the good reputation that the prior business had built, and...

Scalp Med = minoxidil The Scalp Med website says the active ingredient is minoxidil. (http://www.scalpmed.com/mens/faq.html) That is the same active ingredient as Rogaine. There might be differences in texture, and I haven't tried it, but I am skeptical. Their return policy is less...

Scalp Med = minoxidil According to the Scalp Med website, "The active ingredient in both of these products is minoxidil." (http://www.scalpmed.com/mens/faq.html) They call it Vitadil 5 and Vitadil 2 apparently to refer to 5% (for men) and 2% (for women). They charge several times the...

just an update As disclosed in my earlier posts, at that time I owned shares in the maker of Propecia (MRK). I have since sold them, for reasons unrelated to anything here. My opinions have not changed.

In the "it could be worse" department, at least Customs seems for now only to interdict. Has anyone heard of efforts to arrest addressees? Back in the 1980's, the Reagan administration went much further regarding things they said were bad for your health. To prevent people from taking...

Regarding Canada vs. other countries and Proscar in English vs. a different language, various proposals to loosen import requirements have been reported, but none have been enacted. As noted previously, unfortunately the lobbying influence has been very powerfully in the opposite direction. I...

Wow beaner - bitter reaction - maybe you should switch to decaf. I haven't heard any Merck commercials that talk about how to get Finpecia into the USA, so I don't think it's fair or accurate of you to say that my post sounded like a commercial. Regarding insurance fraud, you're simply...

finasteride in/to the USA The cost of finasteride in the USA varies but is always much higher than can be found in some other places. One reason for the variation is because the patent on Proscar (5mg finasteride for BPH) has expired but the patent on Propecia (1mg finasteride for male pattern baldness)...

import restrictions are generally federal Federal law has unfortunately restricted all "prescription" medications in the USA since around 1950. Generally, no sales or imports are allowed without a valid prescription from a licensed practitioner. The same rule applies nationwide, although...

As promised, I am following up with the results of my second PSA test. However, I think the issue requires a longer study involving more subjects. When I first started on Propecia last year, I could feel the finasteride taking effect. It isn't easy to describe, but if you've felt it too, then...

2nd PSA test results As promised, I am following up with the results of my second PSA test. However, I think the issue requires a longer study involving more subjects. When I first started on Propecia last year, I could feel the finasteride taking effect. It isn't easy to describe, but if...

more evidence, fewer bald conclusions I'm only a newbie and this will probably sound like something Lisa Simpson would say, but could we please focus on test ideas or results related to the topic of the discussion? There are many sites on the Web for jokes, maybe even for jokes about...

interpreting PSA test results Propecia is known to reduce PSA levels by half. To check for a reduction, it is necessary to do two tests and compare the results. I've only done one test so far. A chemical analysis of the pill itself might provide greater certainty as to what the pill...

update: experiment started, results next month Just an update: I got my PSA level checked on Finpecia, and have since switched to Propecia. I expect to have a second PSA test result next month. Insurance covered the first test, and hopefully will cover the second too. I will post the...

To test Finpecia, get your PSA level checked It is possible to compare Propecia to generic finasteride in your body by testing PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) levels. Propecia reduces the level of PSA in your blood by half. If a generic is really equivalent, it should have the same effect...