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I have a pill cutter and a milligram scale. However, my experience is that it can be difficult to accurately cut small coated pills like these. I personally would dick around with it, or go to the generic sooner, but for my SO I'd rather keep it as simple and safe as possible while we see how this plays out. Interestingly, the EINSTEIN CHOICE study found that 10 mg was more effective than 20 mg for preventing VTE recurrence, as well as having a lower incidence of bleeds (but not at a level of statistical significance), which would be expected. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1700518 Rivaroxaban or Aspirin for Extended Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Jeffrey I. Weitz, M.D., et al, March 30, 2017, N Engl J Med 2017;376:1211-1222,DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1700518,VOL. 376 NO. 13

Just adding a request that if anybody gets one, please post the news (so I can stay extra alert). Thanks, Retiree

Was this the Dr.Reddy 10mg dosage?

Thank you for your advice. This is what's approved for sale, besides Xarelto: https://www.mims.com/thailand/drug/info/rivaroxaban?mtype=generic Rivoxam 15, 20 Roxaban 20 Rivarox-20 20 Rivaxored 10, 15, 20 Rivaxored is manufactured by the Indian company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, which has had some difficulties in the past. Would this concern you, or would you consider overall risk of manufacturing issues to be extremely low? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Reddy's_Laboratories#2011_recalls_of_Simvastatin_and_Toprol_products

Fwiw I got the Tecnis dual focus lens years ago in the US, and have been very satisfied. I get sharp near and far, and use reading glasses at the computer (but not needed for books/closer, or TV/farther). No halos, and seem fine in dim light (i.e. I can see the bar tab).

A few of the pharmacies near Mahidol, West of Victory Monument, sell Bayer 10 mg Xarelto for 1,400 baht / 10 tablet box. A few are more expensive, and the rest don't stock it. Has anybody seen a lower price for 10mg tablets of Bayer Xarelto? A bigger box would be fine. I know the other Thai pharmacy names, so no need to just list them. This is mid-term follow up for (likely 2nd) unprovoked DVT, thigh, middle-aged female. Do not want to use cheaper but higher dose -- just looking for a lower 10mg price. Thanks in advance, Retiree

I'll usually just take half the cetirizine or loratadine tablet; works for me.

Mine was EMS (popped for the 1,550 because I was cutting it close). Mailed at a small station in Bangkok. Was "Processed Through USPS Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)" then on to "USPS Regional Facility JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER" the same day. My one-line summary is from the e-mail they sent me, but pretty identical to the USPS tracking site.

Thanks for following up. I'd interpret that as probably having gone to Wilkes-Barre and then delivered, for a total of 11 or 12 days. Just guessing, but at the last stop they're probably hand-scanned, so it's possible if the tag was marred, or two were stuck together, or there were a lot of you timely guys that day, or if the mailman was running late, it might not have been entered. I guess we'll find out if you get a follow-up 7162 request in the fall.

Have you tried both the Thai and US tracking sites?

So 7162 form, using airmail with tracking, took 16 days from Thailand to Wilkes-Barre, including a 10-day layover between US airport and delivery. No stopover in Scranton Distribution Center shown. Thanks.

Sent 7162 via EMS (1,550 baht) on Tue July 30 - Received in Wilkes-Barre Mon Aug 5. I think this was day 60 (notice was dated June 6, but not received for several weeks). Latest Update: Your item has been delivered and is available at a PO Box at 12:17 pm on August 5, 2024 in WILKES BARRE, PA 18767. Tracking works fine using both https://track.thailandpost.co.th/ and https://tools.usps.com/go . I also got e-mail (clicked send updates on the USPS page). About a dozen incremental steps along the way -- longest blackout was 2 days. Page had been saying signature required, but it was accepted without a sig.

My question was when day 60 occurs, not day 1. If it is after the day the return letter is postmarked it matches all government deadlines I know of, including taxes and voting. It would seem unusual to me if they were to require receipt by day 60, particularly because they have to go to much more effort to verify a death than to check a postmark. But it's their process, so ... 😉

Thank you for this link. The SSA procedures do not specify date of receipt vs postmark for the 60-day limit (or the 45-day limit for the second notice). The SSA will not inform you of successful receipt and processing. What is clear is that while it is fairly easy to have benefits suspended (the following January) by missing one of those deadlines, it is difficult to have them cancelled, and takes a full 7 years (unless you actually are dead). The SSA goes to some lengths to determine if you are still alive, including simply checking if you are still making SS / self-employment tax contributions. They will also accept phone calls at this point. If you are still alive, benefits are restored from the suspension date. See https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202602320#c C Procedure – FO actions after efforts to locate 2. Beneficiary or representative payee responds to suspense action If the beneficiary or their representative payee responds to the suspense action, follow these steps: ... c. Reinstate benefits effective with the first month of suspension using the guidelines found in SM 03005.160, if applicable.

Will post update. I guess the most informative result will be if it arrives there on day 61. Am I informed of receipt within the time limit anywhere? or will I just get another form in the fall?