Canadian and Online Prescriptions Cost Less

(NUI) - Almost anyone in the United States who has had no choice but to use a brand-name prescription, a medication that is not available yet as a generic, knows how costly they can be - even with some insurance coverage.

To that end, it's no surprise some people are getting their prescriptions filled in Canada. Canadian drugs are priced much lower than those in America. Recent trends have shown that some senior citizens and terminally ill patients have taken bus rides across the border to visit Canadian doctors and get their prescriptions filled.

This is in accordance with laws in Canada and the United States. Canadian law requires that Canadian pharmacies can only fill prescriptions written by a Canadian doctor. And according to a U.S. amendment, a resident of the United States may import up to 50 dosage units of a controlled medication without a valid prescription at an international land border, as long as the products are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The medications for importation must be declared to U.S. customs.

There are other ways people try to save money. One way is pill-splitting - getting a higher dosage prescribed and then cutting the pills into the smaller dosage to take.

Another tactic is to buy prescriptions online. However, there has been much controversy over online prescription filling. For example, the FDA advises consumers to be aware of Web sites that may be offering products illegally, or may not be distributing medications in accordance with United States guidelines. The FDA also warns consumers that when they purchase medications online, they risk receiving a contaminated product, a counterfeit product, a wrong product, a product with an incorrect dosage or no product at all.

According to Minit Drugs, a Canadian pharmacy at www.pharmacy-online.ca, as a result of trade agreements between the United States and Canada, it can legally ship prescriptions to you in the United States from Canada. The Web site offers brand-name prescriptions including: Vioxx, Celebrex, Lipitor, Zocor, Prevacid, Prilosec, Premarin, Fosamax, Evista and Plavix.

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To learn more about Minit Drugs, visit www.pharmacy-online.ca.

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