#1

I make an order every once in a while, grabbing some more Acarbose and some Empagliflozin, figure I might as well pad the cart with some stuff that’s good to have around the medicine cabinet, especially when some sites offer free shipping among a certain amount.

In the past I’ve added:

  • Extra acyclovir for cold sores
  • Azithromycin and doxycycline for suspected bacterial infections
  • Tretinoin/Tazarotene for skin
  • Modafinil

P.S. I’ve been using OnlineGenericMedicine, let me know if there’s a better site. Have definitely noticed their prices aren’t as good as what’s quoted around here.

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#2

Excellent question. I’ve done the same - all I needed was some azithromycin for a dental procedure, but it’s cheap as dirt and I don’t need a lot, so ordering it would be awkward with shipping cost way exceeding the drug, so I had to pad it out. I just added some stuff I thought of trying out one day, like acarbose and a few more, so I went ahead and padded it out with those. But yeah, great question! Is there some stuff folks like to have on hand that’s a “nice to have” one could pad an order with.

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#3

You can pick up a little of any medication that you’re read about here that you may want to try; e.g. Tubes of Retin A or Adapalene Gel (1% or ideally 3%), etc.

See list of possible medications: Rapamycin etc., Purchase Price Comparison Spreadsheet, and Issues Discussion

See our full list of online pharmacies people have had success with here: Compre Rapamicina Online - Lista de Farmácias Confiáveis

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#4

It’s otc, but I think most people should have some Diclofenac gel in the medicine collection.

#5

It’s otc, but I think most people should have some Diclofenac gel in the medicine collection.

Voltaren, interesting. I’ve heard of it, but what do you use it for specifically? If I’m having pain I usually just take something systemic like aspirin.

#6

For men that are interested, sildenafil and tadalifil are extremely cheap.

We have a couple of threads here on the potential merits of taking these, outside of the obvious.

Another mens product of note is minoxidil-finasteride solution to grow hair. It is FAR cheaper from India than here. Maybe buy five bottles gor about $10 to $17 a bottle and see how it goes.

#7

Antibiotics are a common one I see people wanting a supply of. However, it is critically important to not take any unless there is a bacterial infection; and then to understand the likely causative organisms and select a narrow spectrum effective agent. I see people very frequently in the ER self treating a bacterial infection (or a viral one for that matter) with a drug that isn’t going to work due to its spectrum of coverage.

Anti-nausea medications such as Ondansetron, can be handy to have.

Dexamethasone or Prednisone, in case of significant allergic reaction, gout flare-up, etc.

Multiple diabetic meds that have a role in longevity such as SGLT2’s as mentioned, also acarbose.

Cholesterol meds

Trazodone for sleep (be aware of rare risk of priapism) but seems to be the sole agent (I guess melatonin also) that works for sleep that doesn’t increase risk for neurocognitive decline.

Topicals - high potency steroid cream (like clobetasol) for eczema or contact dermatitis, 5 fluorouracil topically to treat any sun related damage, such as actinic keratoses (make sure it is a benign lesion, not a significant skin cancer - albeit Squamous cell carcinomas often respond as do Basal cell carcinomas). In general, the 1% cream is not potent enough and the 5% is usually sensible.

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#8

tretenoin
calcium channel blockers (the diprenyl**) or newer gen ones

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#9

It’s a cream for pain relief in a particular place vs. a chemical that goes everywhere the blood goes. That’s the idea anyway, whether true or not I cannot say. I’ve used Voltairen…it is a very powerful pain killer but not for regular (all the time) usage, as I understand it.

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#10

Yes topical is good (diclofenac gel) and is fine in individuals with chronic kidney disease or on blood thinners, in general, unlike taking it orally. It is also available by Rx in a much stronger 3% that I use by Rx frequently, with the OTC version being 1%.

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#11

PSA on the chemo cream that Dr F mentioned:

My derm had me to to UCSF for blue light on my face to address a suspicious spot because she said it’s rare for even her biggest toughest male patients to finish the course of treatment with chemo cream on their face.

I then found two guys I knew who had used the chemo cream and they confirmed what she said. The expletives used were out of character for them :slight_smile:

A couple years later when the same or a similar spot appeared, I carefully used that cream with a pointy q tip so I could limit my skin exposure, and WOW, that little bitty spot was inflamed and hurt like heck. I was able to tough it out easily because it was just one tiny spot.

Not discouraging anyone from using it because it is the gold standard, but because you are going rogue and potentially doing this on your own, I’m just warning you not to go slathering on your face without knowing what might be coming, especially a couple weeks before a big event :).

It doesn’t do a lot to the areas with no damage.
Same with the blue light … I wanted to do my entire face and almost nothing happened aside from that little spot.

PS before it was OTC, I used to Voltaren on rare occasion for my bad knees and it did work.

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#12

You can get generic Diclofenac off Amazon…$14 for 5.6 oz.

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