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[Starry Night]

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[SimonM]

To be honest I think I will be slightly frustrated the next time I am back in the west if I find I can't get it... Vennison is simmilar but so expensive!

[Starry Night]

[Midlothian Mapleheart]

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Middy

[SimonM]

You won't catch me eating puppies. There is a very small chance that Cu Cullain was a distant ancestor of mine if he ever existed and I wouldn't want the ban to fall upon me.

But with that exception (and my rule about not eating anything that still has eyes or is visibly moving when it reaches the table) I try to be a "when in Rome" kind of guy.

[hesterprynne]

don mcchrsney- how irresponsible of u or just naive not to caution about counterfeit or otherwise dangerous drugs in pharmacies
bring a good can opener

[Don McChesney]

How does anyone know if the medication bought is counterfeit or dangerous? The big pharmacy chains make their money by satisfied customers returning. Non effective drugs are bad for business.
I hear stories of local made drugs, packed in "look like the real thing" foil strips and boxes, but when I buy any medication, dud or otherwise, they do the same job as the ones bought overseas.
Pan Pharmaceuticals in Australia showed how unreliable the Western manufacturers are!!! I think there is a lot of myth about the medication business in China.
From my experience, in street pharmacies and hospitals, I have not found any evidence of OTC type western products being anything less than what they say they are. I wonder if you had any real doubts about the drugs used when you had your baby, they may have been Chinese in origin.
In addition, to carry and store maybe 12 months supply of your possibly (or not) needed tablets is not a good idea. You have to dispose of surplus ones at a later date, polluting things, or give them away. Please don't.

[hesterprynne]

got a link for pan pharmaceuticals story? would like to forward it to u.s. folks

[Don McChesney]

The Pan Pharmaceuticals story happened about 2 years ago. An Australian firm, making most of the additives to medications, including all the OTC 'Health' style products were caught out with various problems including batch control, additives, processing etc.
The recall of all products by any manufacturer that had any of their stuff in them resulted in the biggest withdrawal of any kind in the world of medications and Dietary supplements and Vitamin preparations.
Supermarkets, Pharmacies, Health food shops, clinics, even small corner shops who stocked throat lozenges or minor analgesics were stripped of stock. The case is still going on, with further revelations of malpractice etc.
I mentioned it to show that possible dodgy meds may not be exclusive to China!!
Google "Pan Pharmaceuticals" to find details including lists of all the products recalled. Fascinating story.

[Pericles77]

Get used to the following:

1) The Chinese are incredibly inefficient
2) They create problems and issues when they do not need to be created
3) They will cheat you the first opportunity they get
4) If they have logic, it is completely flipped UPSIDEDOWN
5) Everything is turned into a big production

[jeffinflorida]

[erinyes]

I have noticed that of all the thinkgs that are HARD to find in China (or at least in my small town in Guangdong) it's impossible for me to get cheese!

Is it legal to bring Parmazen cheese in a can to China?

Also then next time I visa Aus I�ll be stocking up on oregano, basil, nutmeg, cinnamon. Maybe some of you are laughing at me, but they are just impossible to buy around here! (Gaozhou Guangdong)

[Songbird]

[SimonM]