Bringing back rHGH from Canada into the US with a Canadian script

[chumpster]

Canada allows off-label use of the drug, while the US does not. If a Canadian doc gives me a script (and I'm not from Cananda), will border patrol let me bring it back? I believe I have read that border patrol will often let people come back with meds for conditions not treated in the states if it's a <3 mo supply. Is that accurate, or is that considered a crime? What if I have a doc back in the states willing to monitor me, but not write the script themselves.

[Bonaparte]

Pretty sure that is not allowed, since HGH is a controlled substance here (i.e. not just a Rx-only drug like viagra).
I would just mail it to myself. I doubt that Canadian out-bound customs are too tough, and the US customs are unlikely to check stuff coming from Canada.

[gixxerboy1]

you are allowed a 90 day supply

[Bonaparte]

you are allowed a 90 day supply

Are you sure? Because I thought that only applied to unscheduled drugs. If this were the case, we could all go on vacation, get some shady doc to prescribe us a huge AAS cycle, then bring it back...and this isn't the case.

[Windex]

Pretty sure that is not allowed, since HGH is a controlled substance here (i.e. not just a Rx-only drug like viagra).
I would just mail it to myself. I doubt that Canadian out-bound customs are too tough, and the US customs are unlikely to check stuff coming from Canada.

They are horrible, just as bad as in-bound customs imho. OP are you flying or driving ?

[MastaMan]

are you driving or flying? or even riding a train, shit

[chumpster]

I would prefer to drive, but don't want to do anything illegal insofar as bringing the HGH in. I'm just not really clear on the legality, and how border patrol handles those issues.

[MastaMan]

Oh alright because it probably wouldn't be too tough, as long as you didn't act skitzy when you are talking to the guards on your way in. Driving would be easiest, because anytime my family has gone to or from canada, they didn't search us or anything.

[Nicky843]

put that stuff in ur gass tank door lol

[chumpster]

hi gixxerboy1,

Can you elaborate on this? This is what I've found which looks applicable. According to this, I should be able to begin treatment with a Canadian doc, bringing a letter with me as I come home. I'm just not sure this is the full story.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/cl...tion_drugs.xml

Also, this paragraph from http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/va...xml#Medication


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Medication
Rule of thumb: When you go abroad, take the medicines you will need, no more, no less. Narcotics and certain other drugs with a high potential for abuse - Rohypnol, GHB and Fen-Phen, to name a few - may not be brought into the United States, and there are severe penalties for trying to do so. If you need medicines that contain potentially addictive drugs or narcotics (e.g., some cough medicines, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, antidepressants or stimulants), do the following:

Declare all drugs, medicinals, and similar products to the appropriate CBP official;
Carry such substances in their original containers;
Carry only the quantity of such substances that a person with that condition (e.g., chronic pain) would normally carry for his/her personal use; and
Carry a prescription or written statement from your physician that the substances are being used under a doctor's supervision and that they are necessary for your physical well being while traveling.

U.S. residents entering the United States at international land borders who are carrying a validly obtained controlled substance (other than narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or LSD), are subject to certain additional requirements. If a U.S. resident wants to bring in a controlled substance (other than narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or LSD) but does not have a prescription for the substance issued by a U.S.-licensed practitioner (e.g., physician, dentist, etc.) who is registered with, and authorized by, the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe the medication, the individual may not import more than 50 dosage units of the medication into the United States. If the U.S. resident has a prescription for the controlled substance issued by a DEA registrant, more than 50 dosage units may be imported by that person, provided all other legal requirements are met.

Please note that only medications that can be legally prescribed in the United States may be imported for personal use. Be aware that possession of certain substances may also violate state laws. As a general rule, the FDA does not allow the importation of prescription drugs that were purchased outside the United States. Please see their Web site for information about the enforcement policy for personal use quantities.

Warning: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibits the importation, by mail or in person, of fraudulent prescription and nonprescription drugs and medical devices. These include unorthodox “cures” for such medical conditions as cancer, AIDS, arthritis or multiple sclerosis. Although such drugs or devices may be legal elsewhere, if the FDA has not approved them for use in the United States, they may not legally enter the country and will be confiscated, even if they were obtained under a foreign physician’s prescription.

[chumpster]

So it looks like I have to figure out the state law issues as well.

[gixxerboy1]

with out a US script it will be have to be less then 50 days worth. And it has to be a drug available in the US