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#134450 - 07/08/06 05:13 AM
Re: OnlinePrescriptionService.com
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They don't ship Soma to Massachusetts. Anyone know why?
Soma is a controlled substance in some states. More generally, Masssachusetts has a law that places all prescription medications that are not otherwise scheduled into a state "Schedule VI," so all Rx meds are controlled substances in MA.
Anyway, I've ordered Soma three times from this OCS. I've received my meds the next day, with no shortages, and the prices are very good. However, as others have complained, the packaging is terrible... I've always received a prescription bottle stuffed into a flat FedEx envelope intended for documents, and the return address mentions that the shipment is from a pharmacy. It practically screams, "Steal me!"
The three orders came from pharmacies in three different states, but they all used the same basic label... perhaps this OCS uses a network of affiliated, independent pharmacies to fill the prescriptions?
Yes, the refill reminder emails and telephone calls are annoying... I had to ask them three times to stop calling me. But the bottom line is that they deliver what they promise, as promised.
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#134452 - 07/09/06 01:51 PM
Re: OnlinePrescriptionService.com
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So are you saying that even lexapro or lets say penicillin are a controlled substance in Mass, that is hard to believe.
Hard to believe, yes, but true. Here's what Massachusetts General Hospital (affiliated with the Harvard Medical School) has to say:
"In Massachusetts, all medications which require a prescription and do not fall into Schedules II-V are Schedule VI and are considered controlled substances."
The statute is M.G.L. c.94C § 3 ("SCHEDULE VI.--(A) The substance is a prescription drug; and (B) Said prescription drug has not been included in Schedules I through V.").
Now, to make things a little confusing, for purposes of criminal penalties, Massachusetts has five "Classes," lettered A through E, with meds that aren't federally scheduled being Class E. See M.G.L. c.94C § 31. Possession of a Class E controlled substance without a prescription is a misdemeanor. M.G.L. c. 94C § 34.
Furthermore, a person with no prior drug offenses who gets busted for illegally possessing a Class E/Schedule VI medication "shall be placed on probation unless such person does not consent thereto, or unless the court files a written memorandum stating the reasons for not so doing. Upon successful completion of said probation, the case shall be dismissed and records shall be sealed." Id.
In the states where I've lived without this "Schedule VI" thing, possession of any controlled substance without a script (aside from a small amount of marijuana) is a felony (although sometimes knocked down to a misdemeanor as part of a plea bargain). I used to live in a state where Soma is in their Schedule IV. That's not surprising, since your body metabolizes Soma into meprobamate, which has been placed in the federal Schedule IV.
Soma isn't specifically listed in Massachusetts' Schedules/Classes; thus, by default, it's a Schedule VI/Class E controlled substance. But then, as you suggest, so is penicillin, and I imagine that Schedule VI meds are a pretty low priority for the authorities there. That's probably why this OCS will ship to Massachusetts.
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