Medical Access

[merl1n]

A couple of months ago I asked my GP about obtaining cannabis to treat my ongoing symptoms.

"Ohh ahhh, I don't know anything about the processes, I wouldn't know where to start..."

Being that I'm in SA and there being no clinic's here (our state Gov't (Liberal) still have their heads buried firmly up their own arses)  I thought the whole process would be a waste of time

I went investigating and found a clinic in NSW, who would go through the whole process online.

 

So after a couple of weeks of paperwork both from myself and my GP, today I got the call from the clinic and have had the initial approval.

I now have to obtain the approval from the TGA but from what I've been told this should not be a problem and should take less than a week.

The Dr I spoke to has told me that what he would be prescribing is a CBD and THC combination as my situation is pain related.

I asked the Dr about the cost of the medication itself as it is NOT on the PBS and I have to say it is NOT cheap.

The Dr himself would not actually tell me a defined cost but advised me to call the chemist in Victoria.

Upon doing so I was told $270/50ml + postage ($30), so $300 delivered. First thought "Fuck, it'd be cheaper to go buy an ounce" but have decided to follow through with the process.

 

At this point I have not been told of the recommended dosages, so how long that 50ml is going to last I am unsure.

I am also unsure if I may be able to get my local chemist to get it in for me or whether it needs to come from an approved compounding chemist, solely in Victoria.

 

So the processes have been started. The dr and the prepaid TGA approvals have cost me $550 so far (that's without the script itself), so let's see how much more it's gonna cost

When I have any further info I will let you all know.

 

Just thought others maybe interested

Merl1n

[merl1n]

"...well fuck me I'm sorry for wasting the forums precious time..." Well, at least you recognise it this time, pity about all the other posts

 

You might be surprised to find out Pedro but this topic ain't all about you (well, it wasn't)

Am I growing, yes, but outside, I haven't got the room on the go at the moment, but that's a choice thing.

Between my stash and this medi, I'm doing OK not to bother atm

My angst in regard to you has SFA to do with anger and more to do with pointing out arrogance when I see it Pedro. It wouldn't matter who it was, but it just so happens to be you

Again, that's honesty and sometimes being honest is being kind.

[pedro de pacas]

Good chat Merl

 

Don't the let the bastard win hey

[kloud9]

Yes, $660 40grams , just robbery...

[merl1n]

Yes, $660 40grams , just robbery...

 

Yea it is robbery And that's big pharma for ya. BIG profits for BIG business.

The govt work on a 'trickle down' economic theory, but the fact is trickle down is a lie. The big boys take the lion's share of the trickle even before it leaves the top tier, by the time it gets to the plebs below, it ain't a trickle no more. It's more like a drop in the ocean. The govt's idea is that if the big boys make big money the govt will take more taxes, but you look at the amount of tax write-offs given to the top end of town and the 'true' taxes they actually pay on the income they make, Joe Public (the worker) pays more as a percentage of income more often than not. The govt is lying to us all.

 

Merl1n

[pedro de pacas]

Its trickle up, not down 

[Nonannystate]

The govt is lying to us all.

 

Merl1n

And has been forever!

The libertarian catch cry, "Taxation is theft" rings true in Australia. It's a heavily weighted class system, with taxes upon top of taxes and insane over regulation.

https://www.ipea.gov.au/pwe

[pedro de pacas]

All tax on people is theft, democracy is a joke, left, right, left, right, lets swap sides , its all the same shit these days, the Left are as loopy as ever, the Liberals left learners these days, there is no right left 

and DC's vote for them all

 

All ya need is a import and export tax, and sack 90% of the useless Public servants, the joint would fly, we could go back to having the highest living standards in the world, without the 1.2 trillion governments debt

 

Look after yourselves, the governments are not ya fiends 

[pedro de pacas]

Friends I meant, they are fiends 

[seedsmanspain]

$260 for 10grams seems a bit steep.

[merl1n]

$260 for 10grams seems a bit steep.

 

Ohh, it certainly is.

Originally there was all this talk about costs reducing as more patients signed up and although the cost has reduced somewhat, it still fuckin expensive.

It is a nice smoke, but not nice enough to be costing what they charge.