List of finpecia online sellers... Come verify legitimacy

[majorthinning]

Has anyone purchase finpecia or fincar outside of HairLossTalk.com had good results with legitimatcy? Here are a few I ran into.


http://www.menspharmacy.com ---- 100 tablets for $45.00

https://helius.safe-order.net/unitedpha ... t=0&page=1 ---- 60 tablets for $480

http://www.hairpharmacy.com/product_finpecia.html --- 300 tablets for $120.00

http://www.life-pharmacy.com/generics/g ... ia.html--- 300 tablets for $120.00

Note: All sites are different links but they all have the identical web design. Check it out to see what I mean. Only thing different are the prices.


Here are others:

http://www.inhousepharmacy.com/mens-hea ... pecia.html --- 90 tablets for $52.00

http://www.all-medications.com/finpecia.shtml ---- 90 tablets for $90.00

http://www.globaldrug.tv/finasteride.asp--- they sell fincar, propecia, & finpecia.

Well this is just some of the sites. The purpose of this thread is to find legitimate finpecia sellers at the lowest price as possible.

If anyone have some other sites off the top of there head please add.

Hopefully the ones who bought finpecia from other sites or the sites listed above can come in and verify the sites and recommendations.

Just idea i thought might help finpecia buyers get the best for their buck.

 

[VOVVIE]

I too wonder about the legitamacy of these sites. I think its kind of suspicious to be able to buy a 3 months supply of finpecia for only 45 dollars

 

[James Brown]

Ive just ordered from the Inhouse Pharmacy, I'll let you know if the tablets arrive

 

[ukuser]

Received package from inhouse pharmacy today. It's all legit with correct labelling. Took 4 days to arrive to the u.k, i would recommend

 

[Guest]

The fact that something arrives does not mean it's legit.

 

[ukuser]

Yes i know that!

This is from what i know the only company in the U.K from which I can order Propecia or Finpecia.
From what I see it has all the correct batch numbers printed e.t.c. I've compared the packaging with pictures online and it matches 100%

The inhouse pharmacy was featured in the headlines not so long ago. This was because they sell potentially lethal prescription drugs to anyone.

This link will answer any questions you have about my comment on the company and what they sell being being legitimate.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/ ... 49,00.html

 

[WhatWorksBest?]

have received Finpecia, not sure if it's as good as Propecia

I've ordered from http://www.propecia-for-hairloss.com/ a few times and the product has always arrived. It says Cipla Finpecia, batch number E30083, manufactured 6/2003, expires 5/2006.

http://www.unitedpharmacies.com/Finpeci ... p_343.html has a lower price, and a picture that looks the same as what I received.

The tablets are white, although the ingredients list includes Quinoline Yellow WS. They do not have any writing on them, but they come in blister packs that say Finpecia and provide product information.

Oddly, I could not find any pictures of Finpecia on the Cipla website. The site does say that the product is supplied in blister packs, but I expected a picture. On the Merck site, I easily found a picture of Propecia. (Full disclosure: like probably a million other people, I own some shares in MRK, but I have never worked for them, and my tiny stake was not enough to persuade me to buy Propecia instead of Finpecia. In the U.S., Propecia costs more than twice as much as Finpecia, and is generally sold in hand-counted allotments; I have had some bad experiences with pharmacists' mistakes so I really prefer to buy products in the manufacturer's original packaging. Merck now offers a 90-day "Pro-Pack" which should address the reliability issue, but there is still the big price difference.)

I've been taking the Finpecia for around seven months, and I'm not sure if it's working. I lose hair slowly but steadily, and I don't see new hair growing in the affected area.

As I see it, there are three possible explanations for my situation:

1) Perhaps I might be in the unlucky 1/3 of men who don't regrow hair on finasteride, or I might need to wait until at least nine months to see regrowth, or I might be responding poorly but my hair loss might have been even worse without it.

2) Perhaps the Finpecia that I bought might have been (a) counterfeit, (b) damaged by heat or Postal inspection gear (remember x-rays for anthrax?), or (c) defective.

3) Finpecia might not work as well as Propecia. Back when vitamin supplements were new, septic tank cleaners started noticing tanks lined with pills. The pills weren't dissolving in people's digestive systems. (This can still happen to people who have weak digestion.) Even if a pill contains all the right chemicals, it has to be absorbed by the body at the right stage of the digestive process.

I notice that in the "Success Stories" forum, several people mention Propecia but none mention Finpecia. Also, in other forums people talk about using finasteride, minoxidil, and Nizoral all at the same time, so it's impossible to know whether any benefit they're getting results from the minoxidil (which is proven to work) or the other products.

I am planning an experiment to determine whether the Finpecia I've bought really works as well as Propecia. Since Propecia is known to affect PSA levels, I want to compare my PSA test results on Finpecia and Propecia to see if they are the same. The tests might be covered by insurance, or there is a home test kit for $30 at

http://www.checkmyhealth.com/site/57571 ... SA-30120-5

and if you buy two they include free shipping. (I have no connection to the companies involved with the test kits.) Based on what I've read about finasteride's persistence in the body, I estimate two weeks on either drug should be enough to give a conclusive result. Also, I plan to take the pill in the evening and get the test the next day, to be sure it isn't dissipating too quickly.

If anyone has any thoughts on this topic, please reply. As I see it, there is no point buying a pill that doesn't work, even if it is half-price.

 

[Axon]

I use Inhousepharmacy.

This topic has been covered ad nauesum. Please use the search feature.

 

[RecedingBoy]

i've purchased successfully from drugsrus.com i think thats the name.

 

[WhatWorksBest?]

what's been covered

Thanks for the reminder to use the Search feature. However, when I search, I find only conclusory statements without direct support.

The one possible exception was Dylan McKay who said Finpecia from inhousepharmacy.com was "doing the trick" for him, but he didn't specify whether he was using any other products that might actually be responsible (e.g. minoxidil). Others described using so many products simultaneously that it was impossible to know which might be working.

I didn't find any suggestion as to how to test a particular batch of Finpecia, or any long-term study comparing Finpecia and Propecia. Perhaps there is such a study online somewhere, in which case a link would be much appreciated.

In any event, the topic is worth monitoring, because pharmacies can change ownership or management, and manufacturers do occasionally experience defects. This is an interesting venue for the discussion, because Merck advertises Propecia here but the site also links to a seller of Finpecia.

 

[fallicule]

I've used genericleader.com for generic propecia.

 

[fallicule]

Something I noticed about genericleader.com that sketches me out...

they offer these pill packages and if you look on their site you'll see something like:

Pack7. Generic Propecia -1mg - 210 +64 (bonus) pills
$183.00


Pack5. Generic Propecia -1mg - 150 +16 (bonus) pills
$181.50

$1.50 less for that big of a pill count difference?? That sounds shady.

 

[WhatWorksBest?]

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 results of my experiment once it is completed, however I am only one person. To validate scientifically, someone else would have to do the same experiment and get the same results.

I encourage anyone who is interested to try. PSA tests are readily available for little or no out-of-pocket cost, and in addition to telling you whether your pills are working, the test might alert you to prostate cancer.

 

[grtt]

So, you mean the results came out normal as if you've never taken any finasteride? Is it for sure that PSA results would be different with finasteride?
Well, IMHO the best way to verify the accuracy of the results is to have the pill chemically analyzed, this is the only way to be 100% certain, but I don't know where this can be done and how much does it cost..
Btw, since I too order generic finasteride does it always come to blistering strips and not in boxes?

 

[WhatWorksBest?]

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 contains, but it would provide less certainty as to what the pill does. That is why I posted the story about the early days of vitamin supplements, when the pills went right through people and were found undigested in septic tanks.

A pill is a "delivery vehicle" for the active ingredient and, as in other vehicles, actual mileage may vary. You can put a gallon of gasoline in a Prius, and the same in an SUV, and a test of their fuel tanks will show that each contains the same amount of the active ingredient. However, that does not imply that each vehicle will deliver the same results.

 

[WhatWorksBest?]

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 you've felt it too, then you'll know what I mean. After some days, the feeling went away.

After about a month, I switched to Finpecia. I never felt anything, and I didn't see results. After several months, I began to suspect the Finpecia wasn't working.

I switched back to Propecia, and got the same feeling as when I first started. That made me very suspicious of Finpecia. If the two pills really were equivalent, then switching between them would make no difference.

However, I prefer objective test results rather than subjective feelings. So, I got my PSA level checked before switching back to Propecia, and again after seven weeks on Propecia. The results were identical.

How to explain the difference between my personal observations and the test results?

One, it might take longer than I thought for finasteride to reduce PSA levels. The article at http://www.hairlosstalk.com/download/sawaya1.pdf states, "Finasteride causes a 30% to 50% decrease in prostate specific antigen (PSA) in clinical trials with 1 mg tablets in men 18 to 41 years old." My doctor also told me finasteride reduces PSA levels by half. In the study reported online at http://www.hairlosstalk.com/download/propecia.pdf, median PSA levels dropped by 33% after 12 months. So, perhaps it takes 12 months to get a 33% reduction, and longer to get 50%.

Another possibility is, Finpecia might really reduce PSA levels as much as Propecia does. However, they felt different, which leads me to believe they are different, even though I can’t prove it with PSA levels.

A third possibility is, maybe Propecia did reduce my PSA level compared to Finpecia, but something else (e.g., prostate cancer) exactly offset the reduction. That would be an almost incredible coincidence though.

I wish that I had an unequivocal conclusion one way or the other. However, I am only one person anyway, and the effect might vary from one person to another. If you are taking Finpecia and want to test if it really is equivalent to Propecia, I suggest doing the same experiment that I did, except wait longer for the second PSA test. If you're over 40 and have a family history of prostate cancer, a PSA test may be recommended anyway.

One thing I did learn, the price of a Propecia ProPak at drugstore.com is actually cheaper than the price of Finpecia on the site that HairLossTalk.com links to. (Some sites are cheaper, but might not be reliable.) Also, Propecia.com has a list of doctors that provide free initial visits for hair loss, and prescriptions for Propecia where appropriate, and a $10 rebate on http://www.perksprogram.com/propecia_us ... elcome.jsp. So, it doesn't cost much to try the brand names.