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Armour 120mg - where to buy abroad- Canada?

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Armour 120mg - Canadian Pharmacy, which one

Hi I was hoping someone could send me PM and help me please! I have a private prescription for Armour 120mg but it is so expensive in the UK, I was going to order it from Canada as I they are cheaper. I am getting confused with which pharmacy to order it from, and whether I have to pay taxes when the meds arrive to the UK.

Can anyone let me know their experiences and which Canadian Pharmacy would they recommend??? thanks a million!

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RedAppleAdministrator

AlegriaPeruana, If you purchase medication from anywhere beyond Europe, when the package arrives in the UK you will be charged VAT on the full price including postage (currently 20%), plus a carrier collection charge.

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res88 in reply to RedApple

Have you bought from them before? Do you need to get your doctor to fax the prescription?

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AlegriaPeruana in reply to res88

Hi I got a prescription, I am just worry about prices and Hiden charges x

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AlegriaPeruana in reply to RedApple

Ok thank you, I need to add the VAT plus collection charge. Its crazy how expensive this medication is.

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res88

I have bought from TruValue Pharmacy in Canada. It ends up being about the same price because they don’t have 120 and you are forced to buy 2x 60. It is much cheaper in the USA but it can’t be sent abroad without a special import license. It is crazy how much this costs here with no help from the NHS. I am paying £250 a month.

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AlegriaPeruana in reply to res88

So much money, it's just crazy !

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res88 in reply to AlegriaPeruana

Before the pandemic, I would fo my tests here, fly to the US and see my doctor there( $300) . I would get a prescription and a years supply of meds with a coupon ($300 US total) . It still costs me less than half of what it costs me here with the plane ticket and all!

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AlegriaPeruana in reply to res88

Its crazy that is cheaper to fly to America than to buy it here x

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Starfish123

Hasn’t Canada stopped prescription medication from leaving the country? In the news today.

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK in reply to Starfish123

Well spotted!

Canada bans mass exports of prescription drugs

Canada has banned the export of some prescription medicines in order to prevent a shortage in the country.

The decision is in response to a US plan that would allow for drugs to be imported from Canada to make them cheaper for Americans.

Although prescription drug prices in Canada are higher than some nations, they are cheaper than the US.

A number of Canada's drug suppliers had warned that the plan, implemented by President Trump, would cause shortages.

Rest of story here:

bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-can...

So it might, or might not, apply to individual prescriptions of desiccated thyroid being fulfilled.

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AlegriaPeruana in reply to helvella

OMG hopefully that doesn't include dessicated Thyroid, but standard meds only x

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