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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: laura14 on February 01, 2016, 05:00:49 AM

Title: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: laura14 on February 01, 2016, 05:00:49 AM
I am having trouble getting any of the international pharmacies to ship them in Europe, they claim they will get stopped at customs and will not ship. Someone suggested there is a reasonably priced one called neofolin in Slovakia/Czech republic. Anyone have information on this ? Can you order online, or do you physically have to go there to get them ?

My doctor has no problem prescribing them to me, but they simply do not exist here, I am currently on patches.

Mod edit: No dosages thanks.
Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: Laura_7 on February 01, 2016, 07:03:01 AM
Quote from: laura14 on February 01, 2016, 05:00:49 AM
I am having trouble getting any of the international pharmacies to ship them in Europe, they claim they will get stopped at customs and will not ship. Someone suggested there is a reasonably priced one called neofolin in Slovakia/Czech republic. Anyone have information on this ? Can you order online, or do you physically have to go there to get them ?

My doctor has no problem prescribing them to me, but they simply do not exist here, I am currently on patches.

Mod edit: No dosages thanks.

You might ask a pharmacy in a big city there if they would send you Neofollin if you send them a recipe.
After all its already within the eu.

Some people use a private recipe and go there themselves since its not pricey.
You might contact a pharmacy there before you go and talk to them so its ready to be delivered.
There are buses going from big cities to Prague for example, its also not pricey.


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Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: Lara1969 on February 01, 2016, 09:58:39 AM
I get it imported from my pharmacy for 30€ or when I travel to a pharmscy just behind the border from Germany to the Czech Republic for 2.60€, always with a prescription of course.
Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: laura14 on February 01, 2016, 11:06:51 AM
Lara, what form of prescription do they accept? Is a handwritten one ok?, I cant get an electronic one since the substance is not listed in our e-prescription system.

Do I have to preorder from a local pharmacy or do they keep them in stock ? Is there only one concentration available or multiple ones ?

How did you arrange for your pharmacy to get them shipped from the Czech republic ?

thanks for your help
Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: Lara1969 on February 01, 2016, 02:20:41 PM
Quote from: laura14 on February 01, 2016, 11:06:51 AM
Lara, what form of prescription do they accept? Is a handwritten one ok?, I cant get an electronic one since the substance is not listed in our e-prescription system.

Do I have to preorder from a local pharmacy or do they keep them in stock ? Is there only one concentration available or multiple ones ?

How did you arrange for your pharmacy to get them shipped from the Czech republic ?

thanks for your help

In the Czech Republic the process a little bit complex:
I had printed prescriptions even without Neofolin in the database. It is important that the prescription is not older than two weeks! It can be without date.

The is only a package with five vials each containing 5mg of Estradiolvalerate. So one package may be enough for <Not Permitted> weeks. I preorder sending an email. I am not sure if it will be in stock without preordering. I can pick them up easily and I pay in Euro.
Here is the webpage of the pharma company:
http://www.bbpharma.sk/hormones/neofolin-injection

My pharmacy in Germany just needs my prescription and usually it takes two weeks until they arrive. But the price is increased tenfold. The first time they were not sure if they can import it. But now it is quiet easy.

Mod Edit:Dosage removed
Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: laura14 on April 20, 2016, 05:56:05 PM
Lara, I know it has been a while since I have posted here, but do you thing you could pm me some contact info so I can ask you a few questions, especially about grs Doctors in Germany ?
Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: Lara1969 on April 21, 2016, 02:39:12 PM
I only have a German website:http://www.online-apotheke-cz.de

I email them before to ask them to reserve xx ampules, than I drive to Czech pharmacy near the German border and give them my prescription. A package with five ampules only costs 2.60€. This is the only size available.
Title: Re: Estradiol injections in Europe
Post by: laura14 on April 27, 2016, 10:04:10 AM
No I meant some sort of your contact info online, If you are ok with it, so I can ask you some questions about surgeons in germany etc