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[pct-l] Tinidazole from mexico is legal to import



>From what I have been told (please correct me if I am wrong)Tinidazole is
not approved by the FDA.  If this is true, then importing the drug even for
personal use appears to be illegal bassed on both the US Customs' web site
and the FDA's web site.

Here is what the US Customs web site says...

"A new bill was recently passed by Congress that amends a portion of the
Controlled Substances Act (21USC956(a)). This amendment allows a United
States resident to import up to 50 dosage units of a controlled medication
without a valid prescription at an international land border. These
medications must be declared upon arrival, be for your own personal use and
in their original container. However, travelers should be aware that drug
products which are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
may not be acceptable for such importation. FDA warns that such drugs are
often of unknown quality and discourages buying drugs sold in foreign
countries. For further information visit the FDA'S Office of Regulatory
Affairs Website"

The FDA site says...

"The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) (21 U.S.C.
section 331) prohibits the interstate shipment (which includes importation)
of unapproved new drugs. Thus, the importation of drugs that lack FDA
approval, whether for personal use or otherwise, violates the Act.
Unapproved new drugs are any drugs, including foreign-made versions of U.S.
approved drugs, that have not been manufactured in accordance with and
pursuant to an FDA approval. "

>From the phrase "...the importation of drugs that lack FDA approval,
whether for personal use or otherwise, violates the Act", I assume that it
would be illegal but I certainly could be wrong.

Bryan



> At 09:32 AM 3/10/03, Bryan@bryan-w.com wrote:
>>I recomended making an informed decision.  First, Tinidazole is not FDA
>>approved for sale in the US.  I think that this means that buying it in
>>Mexico and transporting it across the border would be illegal.
>
> It is legal to bring back up to "50 dosage" units, so you could bring
> back 100grams (400 500mg pills), since two grams is one "dose."
>
> Reference the US Customs Web site
>
> http://www.customs.gov/travel/med.htm
>
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