I've gotta agree with Icon regarding avoiding the street vendors. I wouldn't buy anything from those slim ball mafiosos just like I wouldn't let the guy next to them take me to a massage parlor in his tuk tuk.

If you think buying the real thing is expensive, imagine what kidney or liver failure would cost after gobbling down a bad batch of some of those Chinese imports....

There are some mom & pop shops in that area that are probably more trustworthy to buy from. My drug of choice is the Kamagra jelly packets. But after reading above, I might give some of the Cialis a shot, as the Kamagra gives similar side effects of Viagra.

You can find better shops in some of the malls (TOPS, Carre Four, etc) that probably carry the real stuff. For me, I think it's worth the price to get something reliable.

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India is a big exporter of generic pharmaceuticals to Thailand through regular, established channels such as the GPO. However, there is a big mark up by the time it reaches the customer. What is to be borne in mind, and rightly as Cupidman says, is to ensure that you do not use spurious stuff. The Indian equivalents of Viagra and other medicines sold here with Indian labels are illegal stuff. There is no guarantee that they are genuine stuff and that they have been manufactured in clean factories. Just because you buy it in a pharmacy here is no guarantee of quality. And yes, there is hell of a lot of spurious stuff in India too !

Regarding Sextile's comment about the "proof of the pudding..." it is well known that even dummy tablets work - the placebo effect !!

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-- Today, 13th., forenoon I spoke with the American who prefers to buy his medications from the lady in C'Town..
- He told me that he's been buying from her for the last three years and is perfectly satisfied with what he buys.
- I enquired about any possible damage to his internal organs, (liver and/or kidneys.), and about the placebo effect? He replied that he's unaware of any internal problems and added - a bit shortly - that he's perfectly satis'd. with what he buys.

-- Query: Would a placebo effect be efficacious for as long as three yrs.?

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We're happy that your friend is happy.

But the fact that it gets him hard does not mean

a) that the active ingredient in his pills is the same as in Cialis -- who knows what it is. It could be sildenafil citrate (the active ingredient in Viagra) or some other unknown, untested, and unregulated chemical;

b) that there are no long-term implications of using whatever ingredients are in what he is buying;

c) that one day he won't get a bad batch. There is no quality control whatsoever in counterfeit meds.

Best of luck to your friend.

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-- Icon,
- Thank you.
- Agree with all that you've written; one cannot lead other peoples' lives for them - so best to join our Thai & young men friends in saying: 'Up to you!'.

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