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Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by jstarfish on Friday December 01, 2017 @06:32PM (#15828744)
Not that I disagree with your statement on reliability, but the DEA is not going to let drugs worth stealing sit on doorsteps. At worst you'll lose a box of antibiotics.
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Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by thesmallestcat on Friday December 01, 2017 @06:43PM (#15828816)
I wasn't aware that there were classes of drugs that could not be mailed. Researching this now, all I can find is that the mailer and recipient have to be authorized, but nothing about restrictions on painkillers, amphetamines, cough syrup, etc.
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Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by jstarfish on Friday December 01, 2017 @06:55PM (#15828897)
It's weird. I generally have to show ID when picking up from a pharmacy, and while I'm also unaware of any laws on the books prohibiting transmission of controlled substances through the mail, SWIM has had packages containing exactly that confiscated by the postmaster.
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Re:Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers by wutbrodo on Friday December 01, 2017 @08:45PM (#15829573)
> SWIM has had packages containing exactly that confiscated by the postmaster.

Wow, I didn't expect to bump into the notorious SWIM on an HN thread.

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