Rxs in Quantity - How many and How?
In Rick's fantastic post:in this thread http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ad.php?t=10333
He discussed his medical back pack, which include this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Rick
Medications
Vicodin 5-500 tablets
Cipro 500 mg Adults
Amoxicillin 500 mg Children
Flexeril 5mg
Rick and everyone else: Let's talk Rxs for a minute. Everything else on your fantastic list is easily available if you have cash.... but the 4 above are available only by an Rx. So, let's just assume you know a MD (like Ken) who will ethically help you.
Next question... what quantity?
Because, if you want Cipro in case of an Anthrax outbreak, the recommended dosage is 500mg 2X/day for 60 days for each person effected/or in your family. That means if TSHTF, my household would need 480 pills. You can't get an Rx for that many, period.
Amoxicillin (I've got kids too) dosage is 250mg @ 3/day for 10 days (or 1/2 for 500mg) that's 60 pills for two kids and that's for only one episode. What if it lasts longer or a kid gets sick again?
Not mentioned above, but on my list is: Tamiflu (for Influenza or Swine Flu outbreak) you need 75mg @2/day for 60 days - that's 120 pills per person or, 480(!) pills... how do you get that?
And we haven't discussed Vicodin/Flexeril for minor pain, let alone heavy duty narcotics like Demerol for serious SHTF. Again, there are MDs who will RX emergency 10 or 20 pills, but that won't get you very far.
Now, I'm less than 1hr from MEX border and am planning my next trip to buy OTC several items that you need an Rx in the US. (I know the risks and have an idea what I'm doing... if you want to discuss this topic, start a different thread.) But we're still talking hundreds of pills... You can't legally take that many across the border and you can't (even in MEX) legally buy large quantities of Rx narcotics, or even Tamiflu for example. Cipro In MEX is OTC at about $1.50 per pill so that's $720(!) for a family of 4 (and you would have to buy it in 10 different locations and then get it across the border.) And I don't know about you, but I'm not smart enough (or is it dumb enough) to try to sneak that many across a US border.
So, with all of that said: those of you storing Rxs: Do you have 10-20 pills, or the hundreds required? And if you have hundreds, how do you get the quantity?
Bottom line, something is better than nothing.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
TucsonMax
Winnie: I agree with w/ everything. But I'm still wondering how to get enough of all of it.
TMax, you could make a few trips across the border (less than an hr. away isn't that bad) getting a legal quantity each time.
Please note that Tamiflu has a relatively short shelf life.
