Where can I buy Lumigan?

Question

I want to buy lugmigan for eyelash growth but I don't want to get it from some sketchy online pharmacy, I would rather buy it from a dermatologist. I know some dermatologists in the US are selling it to patients for eyelash growth, but I don't know which ones or if there's anywhere else I can get it??

Answer 1

Do you know what Lumigan is for?  It was created for glaucoma treatment.  The eyelash thickening is a side effect which only some get.  There is lawsuit about this.  There is a crack down on prescribing of that class of drugs.  You're supposed to question every prescription from a non-optometrist/ophthalmologist source.

Answer 2

On Nov. 7, Allergan filed a patent-infringement suit in federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., against seven eyelash-product companies. Among the defendants are Jan Marini Skin Research, Athena Cosmetics and PhotoMedex. Marini called the suit "baseless" and pledged that the company would vigorously defend itself. Athena's Dr. Brinkenhoff and PhotoMedex's Mr. O'Donnell declined to comment on the suit.

Allergan isn't alone in trying to learn more about Lumigan's effect on eyelashes. Physicians at the University of California at San Francisco, who say their research isn't funded by a pharmaceutical company, are testing Lumigan and another glaucoma drug in patients who have lost their eyelashes because of alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.

Answer 3

Anna,

ask your optometrist or ophthalmologist.  Be honest with them as you why you want Lumigan.  They can test your eye pressure, monitor you for other, undesirable side effects.  I have done this for 2 of my patients in the past.  Dermatologists are not equipped to monitor the eye for side effects.

Answer 4

I would call all the optometrist in your local area.