The reality here is that there are many medical equipment distributers that are FDA approved and Iverness Medical (InRatio) authorized to sell testing supplies to home testers. QAS and Raytel are not the only ones out there legitimatly selling InRatio testing supplies. A legitimate distributer will require a perscription regardless of whether the distributer chooses to market supplies from an internet website or on e-bay.
Personally, I don't have the time or interest to fuss with trying to figure out whether a distributer who choses to market on e-bay is legitimate or one of those "gray market" distributers that was described in an earlier post. I know people who've purchased through e-bay from legitimate distributers as well as the "gray market" variety.
I could be way wrong here, but as long as a distributer is FDA approved, Iverness Medical authorized, and follows the rules concerning the required perscription, it can probably market testing supplies via ebay and other internet-based methods.
Yes, QAS and Raytel are companies that many of us recognize as approved and authorized, but there are other legitimate medical supply companies out there that sell testing supplies to home testers.
-Philip
