As far as I can tell, it was unopened.
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If it was unopened, then it might not have even sat in customs, just stuck in the system somewhere along the way. I have a package coming to me, sent on October 23, that sat somewhere for literally 3 weeks āinbound into customsā, so I too assumed it must have been stuck in customs. However, if when it arrives I see that it has been unopened, Iām going to assume it wasnāt stuck in customs, but somewhere else, because why hold it so long in customs and then not even open it. Makes no sense, but then again, many things donāt seem to make sense when it comes to customs and shipping, so who knows. Thank you for your report and recommendation!
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Apparently, they have so many packages coming through that is conceivable it might stay in customs long time, they check it, Iām guessing scan it, and might or might not open it and release it. So, yes if it shows stuck inbound into customs itās a good chance it is actually stuck in customs.
I figured higher volume from the holidays might be slowing things down in general. But with any individual package itās hard to say for sure. Mine did update after 2 weeks as being in AZ before moving into CA, so I assumed that it was stuck in customs for most of the intermittent period.
Iāve never personally received a package with customs tape either, although Iāve had packages that Iām almost certain were seized (despite no letters). Iām sure in certain cases they would let a package pass without wanting to alert someone that the package was opened, and in those cases I doubt they would use said tape.
Thatās funny, my package shows that it arrived in Avondale AZ Nov. 29, departed Nov. 30. Iām also in CA (LA). None of my other packages showed as moving through Avondale.
Mine was in Avondale too. Small world 
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Well, today I received my package from Safe Overseas. I put in the exact same order to Safe Overseas and to Jagdish October 20. Safe Overseas sent the package October 23, Jagdish October 24.
I received the package from Jagdish on November 4.
I finally received the package from Safe Overseas today, December 2. The package was unopened, so I doubt customs was responsible. It was a fairly small package 5āx8āx3ā. But in contrast to Jagdish, the Safe Overseas package had a visible declaration that it contained medication. I donāt know if it had any role in the long shipment time.
But there you have it, same order at the same time arrives one in 11 days and the other takes 6 weeks. Pretty random, seems to me.
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hi all,
i got a quote from nibahealthcare.com for bioconās rapacan, and received this reply:
"Price for Rapacan 1mg is $ 6 per strip of 10 tablets.
We want to inform you that Biocon sold the product Rapacan to Eris Life sciencesā¦So now the Rapacan product is Marketed by Erisā¦"
(i checked this info and yes, eris life sciences has purchased rapacan from biocon)
niba also said shipping by ems would be $40. thatās not too bad - ~$4.25/week, for buying 30 strips/300 tablets. the least expensive iāve found usa-sourced, is ~$8.50/week, and you need a prescription.
any comments here? (i posted in another thread focused on powdered rapamycin and didnāt get any replies, so trying here.)
thanks!
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Doug, all that information sounds about right, and about average for pricing of Biocon/Eris Rapacan. The EMS shipping is on the high side - typically I see around $25, but in the grand scheme of things not a big difference.
Regarding US prices - if you use GoodRx you can typically get down near $1.25mg. See:
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Maybe but I have had a helluva time finding a prescription!
I spoke with Maulik on the phone. He said he only had two shipments seized out of the 100s he has sent. The shipments seized were about 2500 tablets of Ivermectin. However other similar packages of Ivermectin have not been seized by customs.
He did say that local post office delivery has been experiencing delays of up to 2 months and this is becoming more frequent.
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Just an update, I am constantly having Rapamune in stock from Turkey.
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