26 June 2015, 02:15
Until quite recently I was in a good position regarding my immediate family group....nobody had any medical conditions requiring long term medication(bit of mild asthma , hay fever , dermatitis , atheletes foot and pet hair allergy, that was about it) sadly that has changed now as a member of my family recently suffered a mild stroke(was originally classified as a TIA but later upgraded to stroke) she has made a good recovery and is fully functioning again now but just a little below par in terms of outright strength/endurance and short term memory , my problem is she will be required to take warfarin probably for life , the quantity dished out on prescription is not huge , no more than three month's worth at any one time at her normal/average dosage(4 mg) I have bought a stock of small size (11mg) enteric coated aspirin as a replacement for when the warfarin runs out(3 years worth) now I know aspirin doesn't do exactly the same job as warfarin but it is the nearest approximation...I plan to reduce her warfarin intake slightly to eke them out a bit longer , have looked at buying generic warfarin in bulk but am a bit concerned about the legalities as warfarin is a controlled drug and requires a prescription....anybody have any experience of importing generic medical use drug's for various application's ?