The Express 42
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How can you really tell before ordering if something is pharma grade? Cant anyone just slap the title on there and pretend like their stuff is from a pharmacy. What is a way to know for sure.
Pharma Grade???
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NewAgeMayan
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Youre talking solely about prior to buying, or once you get the stuff too?
The Express 42
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Im talking about before purchase, but even once you do purchase. Technically couldn't someone put the pills in a pretty box and call it pharma grade. Is there any sure fire way to tell what you're getting is legit other than the site saying "pharma grade" (Love the Tommy Boy reference btw haha favorite comedy by far)
NewAgeMayan
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Meh, was gonna write a tl;dr response regarding degrees of risk, but I think my position on this can be summed up as
there is always a risk counterfeit can infiltrate any supply chain, so no 100% guarantees
Dan Duchaine and Bill Llewelyn wrote extensively on pharma counterfeits. Bro, unless you know exactly what a genuine article looks like, chances are you will not be able to spot a bogus. This goes for you, your supplier, and your local pharmacy.
And it should be pointed out that counterfeit does not necessarily entail bunk/underdosed.
there is always a risk counterfeit can infiltrate any supply chain, so no 100% guarantees
Dan Duchaine and Bill Llewelyn wrote extensively on pharma counterfeits. Bro, unless you know exactly what a genuine article looks like, chances are you will not be able to spot a bogus. This goes for you, your supplier, and your local pharmacy.
And it should be pointed out that counterfeit does not necessarily entail bunk/underdosed.
Burnfire
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Are there not facilities you can send products to, to be tested for purity? Might be an idea if you truly want to know, would be worth spending some money.
2kvette
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Yea, but get ready to pay 800-1600$ per sample.
ChocolateClen
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I thought it was a hell of a lot less for that...
The Express 42
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Yeah its somewhat outrageous to have something tested. I have definitely looked into it before. I could purchase the same product from 5 different sources for half the price I would pay to have one tested. Odds are I am going to hit with one of those sources lol
ChocolateClen
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Maybe you could see if your sources 3rd party test? Long shot I know but that's the only other option I see here haha
kenpoengineer
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I've never used this but keep seeing it pop up on FB:
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Woody
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I've seen this too. Would be interested to hear if it worked.
mike33511
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I don't see how they could. You take a sample, put it in a little tube, and the compound that is present is indicated by the color that appears. All that tells you is there was enough in there to identify the substance. Obtaining any more information would require a more sophisticated (and more expensive) test.