Those who know me are aware that I desperately want to try medications not available in Canada, Focalin and Desoxyn. I happen to be in Miami for a couple of week and I'm thinking of getting an appointement and ask for Focalin. What's the chance that the doctor will say yes?

i'm not sure...but if i remember correctly, you have to see the doctor every month for a prescription refill.. since the meds are so strictly regulated.

do you plan on coming back to the US every 30 days? :b

I know it's the case for Desoxyn but I don't think so for Focalin

Get your Quebec doctor to fax your Testing papers and medical records to your new Florida doctor, i guess.

Why not just get an Rx from your Quebec doctor and cross the Border with it? Fill it in Vermont, USA, or wherever.

In canada, i can get 3 refills per Rx of dex-amphetamine. Sounds like the USA is tougher. Good old DEA. LOL

In the United States you get a 30 day supply of a controlled substance with each prescription - when you go to the pharmacy, you have to have the prescription in your hand to give to the pharmacist (i.e. the doctor can't "call it in" or fax the prescription to the pharmacist).

It's not that much of a hassle - you don't have to go to your doctor usually - they can mail the prescription to you. The only thing is that you have to have the original paper copy in your possesion.

And I can understand their reasoning - prescription drug abuse (esp. drugs like oxycontin, amphetamines, etc.) is rampant in some parts of the country.

Once, I got a prescription for up to 6 months of Adderall in Canada but I think it excedded what the regulation permits.

In the United States you get a 30 day supply of a controlled substance with each prescription
Actually the doctor can prescribe 120 days of schedule II in the US, the problem is the insurance company generally won't cover it.

Actually the doctor can prescribe 120 days of schedule II in the US, the problem is the insurance company generally won't cover it.Is the insurance company worried that you'll be cured and be left with a bunch of pills that you don't need anymore?

Is the insurance company worried that you'll be cured and be left with a bunch of pills that you don't need anymore?
They don't want to outlay any more cash than they absolutely have to. My insurance company will only pay for 30 days at one time unless I use their mail order service in Dallas in which case they will fill 60 days at a time.

Is the insurance company worried that you'll be cured and be left with a bunch of pills that you don't need anymore?Not really;)
Remember how I was telling you about how health care in the US is free-market/business based???

They don't want to spend any more MONEY than they have to:p. That's what they're worried about. 30 pills costs less than 120 pills = cheaper for them.:D

Insurance companies could care less about how many pills you have with you - that's more of something that a (responsible) doctor (or the DEA:p ) worries about.;)

Generally though it doesn't matter how many pills you have - what matters is that you're using them in the manner they're meant to be used (i.e. not snorting your Adderall or selling it to junkies:( )

A US doctor can prescribe up to 4 months of schedule II medication? Are you sure about that? The DEA stipulate that no refill is possible. Could I get a 120 days prescription?

"Schedule II prescription orders must be written and signed by the practitioner; they may not be telephoned into the pharmacy except in an emergency. In addition, a prescription for a Schedule II drug may not be refilled; the patient must see the practitioner again in order to obtain more drugs"

Reference:
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/1-csa.htm#Schedule%20II

As I understand it, there is no limit.
"Schedule II controlledsubstances require a written prescription which must be signed by the practitioner. There is no federal time limit within which a Schedule II prescription must be filled after being signed by the practitioner.

While some states and many insurance carriers limit the quantity of controlled substance dispensed to a 30-day supply, there are no specific federal limits to quantities of drugs dispensed via a prescription. For Schedule II controlled substances, an oral order is only permitted in an emergency situation."

Reference:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pract/section5.htm