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Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:51 pm
by freetimecreations
Oh, now I get it, I now see where I made mistakes in wording statements incorrectly and not quoting them properly to the previous post.

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:55 pm
by Pugsy
freetimecreations wrote:
Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:51 pm
Oh, now I get it, I now see where I made mistakes in wording statements incorrectly and not quoting them properly to the previous post.
No problem.
It happens all the time. Our crystal balls don't work so great sometimes and we haven't mastered mind reading yet. :lol:

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:02 pm
by Goofproof
palerider wrote:
Sat Mar 10, 2018 6:42 pm
freetimecreations wrote:
Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:56 pm
Maybe some very smart people on this forum makes it seem like fitting a mask and using an auto cpap is so easy that nothing life threatening could possibly go wrong.
That's because a cpap is FAR safer (in the life threatening scheme of things) than many other things. Say... diabetics self dosing with insulin.

There's nothing you can do with a cpap that will cause more harm than NOT HAVING IT. Or an apap.

You *could* hyperventilate yourself with a bilevel, but it's one of those things that any even slightly sane person would then say "oh, yeah, i shouldn't have changed THAT setting".
Except maybe hook it up to your shop air compressor at 150 psi with a 1 inch air hose and no regulator. Jim

You might have to get stronger headgear.

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:06 am
by ChicagoGranny
Why are prescriptions required for CPAP masks? It's just what government bureaucrats sit in offices and do - write regulations and pat themselves on the back. They really don't have a clue.

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:48 pm
by lastlib
I am a criminal defense attorney and will tell you that EVERY law is sensible. In CPAP's case they wish to prevent CPAPs from going to street users. Every city has a CPAP withdrawal clinic where people who are hooked on CPAPs can get help. CPAPs are as dangerous as marijuana and must be stopped as marijuana is per our attorney general. Remember our president thinks users of non prescribed CPAPs deserve the death penalty. CPAPs are a device of abuse.

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:33 pm
by Okie bipap
lastlib wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:48 pm
I am a criminal defense attorney and will tell you that EVERY law is sensible. In CPAP's case they wish to prevent CPAPs from going to street users. Every city has a CPAP withdrawal clinic where people who are hooked on CPAPs can get help. CPAPs are as dangerous as marijuana and must be stopped as marijuana is per our attorney general. Remember our president thinks users of non prescribed CPAPs deserve the death penalty. CPAPs are a device of abuse.
It sounds like you have gone to the same university as JNK, or at least taking lessons from him. :lol: :lol:

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:41 pm
by 32blownhemi
SewTired wrote:
Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:48 am
Maxtrixbass wrote:
Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:42 pm
Ditto that. I'm having a hard time imagining why/how someone would "abuse" a CPAP machine much less masks and hoses.
Just as an FYI, in California, Xpaps are considered 'dangerous medical devices'. (no I'm not kidding). It's the only state in the country where you are potentially running the dark edge of the law selling used xpaps. FDA does not claim jurisdiction over used equipment.
In case anyones wondering about California. Our Liberal politicians here love laws that make law abiding citizens criminals. All the while protecting... never mind, I probably shouldn't get political here.... Bill

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:11 pm
by freetimecreations
/viewtopic/t47518/Why-CPAPcom-Requires-Prescriptions.html

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:35 am
by ChicagoGranny
freetimecreations wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:11 pm
/viewtopic/t47518/Why-CPAPcom-Requires-Prescriptions.html
---------------> viewtopic/t47518/Why-CPAPcom-Requires-P ... tions.html

All CPAP Machines, Masks and Humidifiers I've seen in 510ks are listed as Class II, Prescription Required.

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:36 am
by ChicagoGranny
freetimecreations wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:11 pm
/viewtopic/t47518/Why-CPAPcom-Requires-Prescriptions.html
Thanks freetime!

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:38 am
by ChicagoGranny
32blownhemi wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:41 pm
Our Liberal politicians here love laws that make law abiding citizens criminals.
Progressives in every state love making laws that try to control every aspect of life. California has a surfeit of progressives.

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:39 pm
by SewTired
32blownhemi wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:41 pm
SewTired wrote:
Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:48 am
Maxtrixbass wrote:
Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:42 pm
Ditto that. I'm having a hard time imagining why/how someone would "abuse" a CPAP machine much less masks and hoses.
Just as an FYI, in California, Xpaps are considered 'dangerous medical devices'. (no I'm not kidding). It's the only state in the country where you are potentially running the dark edge of the law selling used xpaps. FDA does not claim jurisdiction over used equipment.
In case anyones wondering about California. Our Liberal politicians here love laws that make law abiding citizens criminals. All the while protecting... never mind, I probably shouldn't get political here.... Bill
I will agree that California does have some outlandish laws, but there's a difference between protectionism laws that specifically benefit DME sales (xpaps & Masks) and those that protect people from themselves (seatbelts).

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:01 pm
by chunkyfrog
"Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848)." From Wikipedia

Re: How come you can buy a CPAP mask on-line w/out script?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:39 pm
by jennmary
As much fun as politics is.......


If anyone happens on a decent gel or memory foam full face mask online without a prescription for a great price......let me know. lol. I promise not to tell the cops who led me to my life of crime when I am busted for buying masks without sending in the prescription I dont want deal with my last sleep doctor to get.