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  • 24-10-2018 9:42am
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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭


    hello

    I ordered a supplement from a US based company. It was shipped from the US on the 8th of october. Its still not here yet and I am wondering if there is a problem with it in customs. I have the USPS tracking and the last update was the 18th of october where it said "your item departed a transfer airport in dublin, your item is currently in transit to its destination".. It did not say it was going to customs but I assume it has as it would of been delivered by now. how long does customs usually take? does usps usually not say its gone to customs?

    I tried to track it on the an post website but they have no record of it.

    how long should i wait before I contact customs about this

    thanks


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    kirving
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    What's the supplement?


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    vandriver
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    Might it be considered a medicine?


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    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    First post.

    RED ALERT!!


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    It's not a prescribed medicine even though they might think it is.

    It says on the package its for research uses and not consumption so I thought there would not be a problem.

    How should I contact them to ask if there is a problem or should I just wait longer?


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    Kevin Irving wrote: »
    What's the supplement?

    It's piracetam. It's not a prescribed medicine. Maybe they think it is though.


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    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    It's piracetam. It's not a prescribed medicine. Maybe they think it is though.

    Piracetam is prescribed in the UK, I imagine it is in Ireland as well.


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    L1011
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    Medicines of any kind - prescribed, OTC, unlicenced - cannot be brought in to the country by mail. If it is with customs it'll have been passed to the HPRA; the item will be destroyed and you'll get a letter from the HPRA but realistically nothing will come of it unless you're caught again.

    The lack of updates is probably because there is no code for "item is with regulatory body".


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    L1011 wrote: »
    Medicines of any kind - prescribed, OTC, unlicenced - cannot be brought in to the country by mail. If it is with customs it'll have been passed to the HPRA; the item will be destroyed and you'll get a letter from the HPRA but realistically nothing will come of it unless you're caught again.

    The lack of updates is probably because there is no code for "item is with regulatory body".

    It's not for medical purposes and where does it say no medicines can be brought into the county by mail.

    Fck this nanny state.

    When will I get a letter from the hpra would you say?


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    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    It's not for medical purposes and where does it say no medicines can be brought into the county by mail.

    Fck this nanny state.

    When will I get a letter from the hpra would you say?

    It's medicine, what else would you be using it for?


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    vandriver
    Registered Users Posts: 3,463 ✭✭✭vandriver


    The first thing that Google throws up...
    'Piracetam is a medicine that belongs to the category of cognitive enhancers.'


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    troyzer wrote: »
    It's medicine, what else would you be using it for?

    Research, measuring concentrations through IR spectroscopy


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    vandriver wrote: »
    The first thing that Google throws up...
    'Piracetam is a medicine that belongs to the category of cognitive enhancers.'
    I read online though it's only prescription medicines that can't be bought online


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    edwardkiley wrote: »
    Research, measuring concentrations through IR spectroscopy

    So why can you not access it through the correct academic bodies?


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    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    ....... wrote: »
    So why can you not access it through the correct academic bodies?

    Yeah, it wouldn't be that hard. I've worked with otherwise restricted materials before for research.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    edwardkiley wrote: »
    It's not for medical purposes and where does it say no medicines can be brought into the county by mail.

    ?

    It's a medicine, so by default it's for medical use.


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    troyzer wrote: »
    Yeah, it wouldn't be that hard. I've worked with otherwise restricted materials before for research.

    What bodies do you get them through?


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    granturismo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭granturismo


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    Research, measuring concentrations through IR spectroscopy

    Unless you have a spectroscope in your bat cave, Sigma will sell this chemical so there was no need for any company or educational institute to order it from the US.


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    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    What bodies do you get them through?

    My university at the time?


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Nootropics :rolleyes:


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    edwardkiley wrote: »
    What bodies do you get them through?

    Whoever you are associated with for the research - the university or if its a private company, then the company you are working for.

    You seem to be trying to import medicines as a private individual which is not allowed.


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    L1011
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    edwardkiley wrote: »
    I read online though it's only prescription medicines that can't be bought online

    "bought online" and "brought in to the country via post/courier" are two different things. You can buy OTC products online from domestic retailers. Even medicine you have a prescription for can only be brought in in person, not by post/courier. Same applies to lots of other things - cigarettes, alcohol for instance. Both of those can be bought online domestically also.

    If you are purchasing these for scientific research purposes, you are not a consumer by definition. Talk to your institution about how they obtain and import material under licence.


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    Well can anyone with experience tell me if customs stops your item does it usually not show up on usps tracking?


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    edwardkiley wrote: »
    Research, measuring concentrations through IR spectroscopy

    It ain't proper research if you have to source materials yourself on the Internet.


    Poor effort.


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    Caylee Thundering Rake wrote: »
    It ain't proper research if you have to source materials yourself on the Internet.


    Poor effort.
    How does that define proper research


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    The amount of regulation discourages scientific research.

    Fck this country can't wait till I get out of it


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    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    The amount of regulation discourages scientific research.

    Fck this country can't wait till I get out of it

    Can you explain why you have access to a spectrometer but not to an institution which can source the materials for you?


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    granturismo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭granturismo


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    The amount of regulation discourages scientific research.

    Fck this country can't wait till I get out of it

    Can you post a link to the product you ordered? thanks


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    edwardkiley wrote: »
    The amount of regulation discourages scientific research.

    Fck this country can't wait till I get out of it

    But you wouldnt face the kind of regulation you face as a private individual if you were working through the proper channels.

    It will be the same in any country :confused::confused::confused:


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    RiseToMe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭RiseToMe


    edwardkiley wrote: »
    Well can anyone with experience tell me if customs stops your item does it usually not show up on usps tracking?

    It may get a "with customs" status but they can be hit and miss.

    Get in touch with Revenue for future imports, they will come out assess your set up and give you a letter of authorisation, they'll want to see your destruction process and witness it on a rolling basis for all destruction. That's what we've done anyway. Assuming it is actually research purpose.


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    edwardkiley
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭edwardkiley


    Im in college doing medicinal chemistry, I have not asked them yet but I have already asked them fro something else related to research so I would not like to bother them with this aswell.

    The spec is in the lab. I dont have the calibrated wavelengths so Im not even sure if its accurate way to measure concentration but I guess I wont be finding out.


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