where to buy Retin A online
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free skin care · Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:43 pm

does anyone know where to buy retin a online for a competitive price?I am in the US.I do have a prescription but its really expensive and insurance doesnt cover it.

free skin care · Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:21 pm

I get it from alldaychemist (India). It's crazy cheap for the tube, like $3. But the shipping is about $30. So if you get a few tubes, it comes out to be a great deal.

free skin care · Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:12 pm

Hi i get mine from Magicpharma.com had 3 tubes now works out at $24 for two 20 gram 0.5 tubes. It is generic but made by the same manufacturer as retin-a.
nick x

free skin care · Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:59 pm

athena you dont need a script to buy online.

However im wary of medsmex now as i had my credit card number stolen less than a week after shopping there. And it was the first time id used my credit card in ages too. So seemed a bit suss to me.

I got the product though to australia in only a week.

Inhousepharmacy dont have renova unfortunately.I trust them more.

Fri May 02, 2008 5:24 pm

Hey everyone, long time reader first time poster =)

I have ordered online from both unitedpharmacies dot com and doctorscripts dot com. Doctor scripts shipped overnight, but cost a good deal more after shipping, The Retin A micro 0.04% that I ordered from them had an expiration date three months in the future. Not a big deal, I'll use it up before it expires, but it's definitely something to keep in mind. The United Pharmacies order took seven business days to get to me and the Retin A cream 0.05% has an expiration date a year from now. Their customer service is also very polite and helpful, I had a glitch with their automated order confirmation system that was easily straightened out. The 20g tube cost $36 with shipping, a wonderful deal. It's genuine branded stuff too, no generic tretinoin. In box and with the leaflet, too. I think in the future I'll definitely order from them for refills.

As for waiting 20-30 mins after washing, it's so the skin is fully dry. Any moisture on the skin causes loads of unnecessary irritation. While some peeling is necessary as the way Retin A works is by speeding up mitosis and sloughing, why go overboard? Some derms say that you don't need to wait the half hour with Retin A micro due to the microsponge delivery, I've had enough irritation personally to warrant the short wait. It's also recommended that you wait about an hour to use a moisturizer also, again to cut back on unnecessary irritation.
Hope my little dissertation here helps, sorry for being longwinded! =)

Sat May 03, 2008 7:29 am

Thanks for the welcome =)

When I received my order from United Pharmacies, it was in a small brown box with a label on it that just said "health items". It was posted from Hong Kong, not sure if that might flag customs to look in it or not. They would probably figure it's an herbal remedy as that's what the label sort of makes it seem like. Unfortunately, the other company I mentioned only ships to addresses within the USA.

BTW, the website that I used to find both of these online pharmacies was pharmacyreviewer dot com . I spent loads of time reading into a bunch of them as some seemed very shady. You can find quite a few online pharmacy review sites though that can be quite helpful, especially if they have lots of comments from people who have ordered before. Ultimately though it can be a bit of a gamble with all the wacky schemes out there like counterfeit drugs, diluting drugs or even just plain not shipping an order and stealing the CC number. The two I've done business with have been lovely though so I only hope that's just a case of a couple of bad places ruining the reputation for the bunch.

free skin care · Mon May 05, 2008 10:26 am

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