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HAD AN EMAIL FROM BODFELD-APOTHEKE.DE STATING THAT DELIVERIES TO U.K. ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE .

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No reason given . I tried to think of a reason . First thought it might be because the B12 ampoules we buy from them are a prescription item in U.K. I know that strictly speaking they should not dispense prescription only items to a country where that is the case . But they still deliver to Ireland where B12 ampoules are also a prescription item .

So we will never know.

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deniseinmilden profile image
deniseinmilden

Oh, wow! Bother. I hope it's not a slippery slope.

Thank you for finding out and letting us know.

Best wishes!

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SallyRees

just hope the others don’t follow suit 🙁

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EllaNore

Gosh, that is very scary. I hope it's not a trend. I wonder about the US.

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PhilAB

This is all very sinister. They basically stopping the supply of b12.

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VMITCHELL78

Oh wow, I just ordered from apohealth.de and my order is being delivered tomorrow in case anyone is running low now x

Strange how they'll send to Ireland but not UK?

Maybe Brexit issues?

Like you say, hope they all don't follow suit, or I'll be looking for cheap flights to Germany!!

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wedgewood in reply toVMITCHELL78

Here is the Email that I received -

Bodfeld deliver to 61 countries - All

the European countries included . But now not to the U.K. !

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Margo in reply toVMITCHELL78

Nothing to do with Brexit.

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Littlelodge123 in reply toMargo

Evidence?

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Silverfox2 in reply toMargo

Oh I think it is.

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WWWJAN

oh dear that is worrying, I'm registered with them and have always found them very good. I hope the other German companies don't follow suit.

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wedgewood in reply toWWWJAN

As you are registered with Bodfeld , I think that you will be able to order from them .

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Silverfox2

I'm guessing Brexit strikes again! We were warned this was the kind of thing to expect, and sadly many wrote it off a "scare mongering". Now what am I gonna do?

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wedgewood in reply toSilverfox2

There are still quite a few German online pharmacies that supply U.K. .

apohealth.de

versandapo.de

To name 2 .

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LittleA in reply towedgewood

these dont sell to the uk :(

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Lincsangel1 in reply toLittleA

Versandapo.de definitely do as just bought from there... apohealth.de also do

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CarlaEP in reply toSilverfox2

Ampavit.com are still doing Methycobalamin b12 i believe and I find it better anyway- not stingy

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Silverfox2 in reply toCarlaEP

I had a look on there and can't find any? What am I doing wrong here? :(

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wedgewood in reply toSilverfox2

I’ve looked -They have Cynocobalamin and Methylcobalamin. . But no Hydroxocobalamin. The Cyno is made in Thailand and the Methyl in Japan . The Methyl is only 0.5 mg instead of our usual 1mg

Expensive .

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Silverfox2 in reply towedgewood

Oh crap. I suffer from interstitial cystitis and it was only the Hydox version that didn't burn me. ;( Now what am I going to do.

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Jo55 in reply toSilverfox2

not B12 related but have you tried Sweetcures Waterfall D-Mannose for your interstitial cystitis

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Silverfox2 in reply toJo55

No because I don't have an infection. Mine is auto immune based sadly.

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Jo55 in reply toSilverfox2

it can sometimes help with IC it did with mine

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WWWJAN

Thankfully I'm fine for the rest of this year but, I'm guessing I may still have issues ordering from them if they are not shipping to the UK. It is definitely a worrying situation and I dread to think the problems many of us will encounter if we cannot buy from Germany and are unable to SI.

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wedgewood in reply toWWWJAN

I am registered with Bodfeld. . I tried ordering and was taken straight up to paying , with no trouble , But I don’t need ampoules at the moment . So I think that if you are already registered with them , they will supply . But no new U.K. customers because U.K. is not on the drop-down country list anymore .

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WWWJAN in reply towedgewood

Well that's reassuring to me so, hopefully when I do need to reorder I won't encounter any problems and likewise for yourself....thanks for the info

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Silverfox2 in reply towedgewood

Nice to know, but sadly I'm not registered with them. :(

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Nackapan

Oh dear .Not good news

SallyRees profile image
SallyRees

We need a middle man!

Maybe this is a business opportunity 🤔

We need a Irish resident to order for us and then post on to us for a small fee 😃

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wedgewood in reply toSallyRees

The idea is great , and it’s good to think of ways round this situation , but I hope that it never has to come to that . There are stil a few German online pharmacies that deliver to U.K.

Probably Bodfeld will still deliver to registered customers.

I did ask Bodfeld the reason for stopping deliveries to U.K. , but they never revealed it . Just said it was no longer possible .

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SallyRees

As you say let’s hope it never comes to that. What with shortages and postal issues our resolve is certainly being tested eh 🤨

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wedgewood in reply toSallyRees

Yes! We are going through a difficult patch . But think how much worse it would be without our PAS and this forum ! 👍

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SallyRees in reply towedgewood

100% I could never express how much this forum means to me 💕 Hate to think where I’d be without it. Forever grateful x

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tomdickharry

Maybe because Ireland is still in EU?

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wedgewood

Well, Bodfeld will deliver to Norway and Iceland , neither of which are in the EU .

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Bellabab in reply towedgewood

No but they are in the EFTA so not a problem.

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Marlboro123

They also deliver to the Falkland islands as that is on their drop down list.

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wedgewood

Yes . I cannot understand it . I asked them for a reason , but they gave me none. If it were Brexit , it would have happened long ago . Also Norway and Iceland are not in EU . If they had decided not to sell B12 ampoules to countries where it is a prescription item ( like U.K. ) they would exclude Ireland . So what could the reason be?

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Wallylyn

I just tried Versandapo and they said not without a prescription.

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wedgewood

They are obliged to say that if you ask them , because they must be seen to confirm to the German Pharmacy rules , which state that they must obey the pharmacy rules of the country that they deliver to . The U.K. pharmacy rules only allow B12 ampoules to be supplied with a prescription . But as long as you don’t ask , versandapo and other German online pharmacies will supply U.K. , because they know that B12 ampoules are harmless , unlike most prescription items . Best not to ask , or they might decide that they have to follow the rules ! I asked them by email and was told the same as you .

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