Have any of you used CDAP?

[RobertoDiTrinidad2]

Have any of you guys used CDAP to get your medications? What are your experiences with the program?

[screwbash]

i never get one ting from cdap. last time d pharmacy want birth paper, id card and dey didnt even have the drug. tried to get needles and they didnt have but they have to sell. i feel dem pharmacy does teif the drug and sell dem. things were better under the UNC.

[Dave]

Got some inhalers, not bad once you show an Id card. Mine was expired and pharmacy said they wanted the number and another form of id which was my dp. That was the extent of my experience.

[88sins]

Have any of you guys used CDAP to get your medications? What are your experiences with the program?

you a Trini or a wetfoot with a fake Trini ID card? cuz dis sounding like a question a payol would ask, & the username NOT helping to convince me otherwise.

answer my question, & I'll answer yours

[trinibuggy]

i never get one ting from cdap. last time d pharmacy want birth paper, id card and dey didnt even have the drug. tried to get needles and they didnt have but they have to sell. i feel dem pharmacy does teif the drug and sell dem. things were better under the UNC.

So did you go to one pharmacy only? I agree with you that some pharmacies have shady business operations going on tho..it’s not the first time I’ve heard complaints like this

[redmanjp]

it generally good but a few occasions (perhaps 10-20% of the time) the pharmacy didn't have the medication- at least not on cdap - mind you they had it, but u had to pay, or they will give you a note to take to another pharmacy to get the cdap drug if they had it.

so the govt didn't give them stocks of the cdap drugs on time but they had stock of the same drug that they got outside of CDAP- so the govt apparently could't work out a system to let them give the drug free and compensate them after.

[RobertoDiTrinidad2]

Have any of you guys used CDAP to get your medications? What are your experiences with the program?

you a Trini or a wetfoot with a fake Trini ID card? cuz dis sounding like a question a payol would ask, & the username NOT helping to convince me otherwise.

answer my question, & I'll answer yours

Yeah. I'm Trinidadian. I've been out of the country for a while though.

[SR]

Cdap works well. Some drugs may be in limited quantities based on what was released by government to the pharmacies. Some drugs dispensed will not be the orginal drug but maybe a generic as it costs less.

[goalpost]

Used it once for some medication for my daughter. ID card was sufficient. Went back the next day to actually collect the drugs

[ByTheWay2000]

Thans!

[PariaMan]

High cholesterol and marginally high blood pressure never had any problems getting drugs

[Country_Bookie]

My mom gets cdap and it works well, once u deal with a reputable pharmacy and not one that always out of stock. Some generics don't always agree with everyone, so u may have to consider buying the drug in this instance.

[Ted_v2]

what he said^.

my mom and dad use this for most of their stuff, whatever else. we buy. they have some generics but it all depends on the person, whether it works or not

[Musical Doc]

To spin this a bit, have anyone had any issues with medication from Pennywise pharmacy? One doctor told me don't buy medication from there and a few other people I know was told the same thing by doctors/pharmacists. What could be the reason?

[maj. tom]

I hearing that for the longest time. The prices are really good. So good that people saying it's fake medicine. Despite that it's the exact same bottles and labels (fake stuff always have flaws that you can spot), exact same efficacy as the same drug that costs 15% more everywhere else, same Min. Health approvals, no lab tests to say otherwise, no lawsuits, no criminal charges for interfering with medicine, etc.

So rather than appreciate how much other pharmacies mark up their prices for profit, those people have conspiracy theories about cheaper medicine. And mind you, Pennywise still making a profit on that lowered price eh. Same story with Pennywise and designer perfumes. I'm sure you heard that one too, especially around Christmas time. Suddenly the conspiracy theorists are the greatest empirical scientists ever, but with no evidence of their false claims. Every year same story because some people don't know how very large business work and how they can keep lower prices, like Walmart. I suppose they recently built that large Plaza in Endeavour, Chaguanas because of "fake medicine," and another in La Romain, and another in Grand Bazaar. Such a lucrative business.

[pugboy]

plus they have guyanese bucks in their homes minding

[Musical Doc]

I hearing that for the longest time. The prices are really good. So good that people saying it's fake medicine. Despite that it's the exact same bottles and labels (fake stuff always have flaws that you can spot), exact same efficacy as the same drug that costs 15% more everywhere else, same Min. Health approvals, no lab tests to say otherwise, no lawsuits, no criminal charges for interfering with medicine, etc.

So rather than appreciate how much other pharmacies mark up their prices for profit, those people have conspiracy theories about cheaper medicine. And mind you, Pennywise still making a profit on that lowered price eh. Same story with Pennywise and designer perfumes. I'm sure you heard that one too, especially around Christmas time. Suddenly the conspiracy theorists are the greatest empirical scientists ever, but with no evidence of their false claims. Every year same story because some people don't know how very large business work and how they can keep lower prices, like Walmart. I suppose they recently built that large Plaza in Endeavour, Chaguanas because of "fake medicine," and another in La Romain, and another in Grand Bazaar. Such a lucrative business.

It does look legit eh... Reason why I'm questioning is I'm using thyroid medication and my last set I bought it from pennywise and since using that I feel like my symptoms has gotten worse than before. I guess I'll do a blood test to see if my tsh are going up. If it is, then it would appear the medication isn't doing its job

[maj. tom]

Levo-T® made in PR, USA? Or generic Levocet made in India? Could have other factors too that you haven't considered besides a difference in medication.

If you submit the same brand medication to a chemistry lab they can test and compare them (Pennywise vs. other pharmacies) and then you can easily get a lawsuit going and win.

[bluefete]

To spin this a bit, have anyone had any issues with medication from Pennywise pharmacy? One doctor told me don't buy medication from there and a few other people I know was told the same thing by doctors/pharmacists. What could be the reason?

A relative buys their medicine from Pennywise at a MUCH CHEAPER price than any other pharmacy in T&T. The tablets are exactly the same and made in the same country as those in the other pharmacies.

2nd best place is Mid-Town pharmacy in Tunapuna.

NOTE: The price of medicine is escalating due to disruptions from Covid.

[Musical Doc]

Levo-T® made in PR, USA? Or generic Levocet made in India?

If you submit the same medication to a chemistry lab they can test and compare them (Pennywise vs. other pharmacies) and then you can easily get a lawsuit going and win.

Eutirox, not sure where it's made but the packaging looks exactly the same to what I bought in other pharmacies

[bluefete]

Levo-T® made in PR, USA? Or generic Levocet made in India?

If you submit the same medication to a chemistry lab they can test and compare them (Pennywise vs. other pharmacies) and then you can easily get a lawsuit going and win.

Eutirox, not sure where it's made but the packaging looks exactly the same to what I bought in other pharmacies

ALWAYS check place of manufacture. ALWAYS!

[Musical Doc]

Levo-T® made in PR, USA? Or generic Levocet made in India?

If you submit the same medication to a chemistry lab they can test and compare them (Pennywise vs. other pharmacies) and then you can easily get a lawsuit going and win.

Eutirox, not sure where it's made but the packaging looks exactly the same to what I bought in other pharmacies

ALWAYS check place of manufacture. ALWAYS!

I'll do that from now thanks. I'll check mine when I get home

[bluefete]

Levo-T® made in PR, USA? Or generic Levocet made in India?

If you submit the same medication to a chemistry lab they can test and compare them (Pennywise vs. other pharmacies) and then you can easily get a lawsuit going and win.

Eutirox, not sure where it's made but the packaging looks exactly the same to what I bought in other pharmacies

ALWAYS check place of manufacture. ALWAYS!

I'll do that from now thanks. I'll check mine when I get home

Maybe this will help. See if you can relate to anything in this article.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09 ... eplacement

[maj. tom]

Eutirox/Euthyrox is made by Merck. A huge German pharmaceutical company, so I assume that it's made by them using their very strict standards and controls despite the country of manufacture. However they recently changed their excipient formula (not active ingredient) for that medication with EU approvals. France ordered that they revert to the previous formula because too many patients reported adverse side effects (300,000 persons). Merck did not and now France has stopped its sale there.
https://www.vidal.fr/actualites/24118/euthyrox_fin_de_la_distribution_en_france_annoncee_pour_septembre_2020/

I suppose you can use another Levothyroxine Sodium medication of another well known brand and of the exact dosage, with your doctor's approval. Don't be taking any medical advice from Trinituner eh.

[Musical Doc]

Eutirox/Euthyrox is made by Merck. A huge German pharmaceutical company, so I assume that it's made by them using their very strict standards and controls despite the country of manufacture. However they recently changed their excipient formula (not active ingredient) for that medication with EU approvals. France ordered that they revert to the previous formula because too many patients reported adverse side effects (300,000 persons). Merck did not and now France has stopped its sale there.
https://www.vidal.fr/actualites/24118/euthyrox_fin_de_la_distribution_en_france_annoncee_pour_septembre_2020/

I suppose you can use another Levothyroxine Sodium medication of another well known brand and of the exact dosage, with your doctor's approval. Don't be taking any medical advice from Trinituner eh.

Interesting stuff. Thanks! I checked my box and it says made in mexico. I guess I'll mention it to my doc

[wagonrunner]

retired members of our family including extended get their stuff via cdap.
at times there are shortages, but checking around other pharmacies sort that out in most cases.