Top 3 Controversial Questions Answered About Ordering From Foreign Pharmacies
By www.menhealthonline.biz
Is it legal to order prescription drugs from foreign pharmacies? When you hear that drug prices are cheaper in Canada or overseas, is it too good to be true? Is it safe to order prescription drugs from foreign sources? When it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. But in this case, it may not be.
• Is It Legal?
Hundreds of thousands of people each day are ordering prescriptions from foreign pharmacies to cut down on their high prescription drug costs. Although the FDA does not “encourage” the importation of foreign drugs, they permit the importation of a 90 day, personal supply. The reason the FDA cannot strictly regulate the importation of prescription drugs from overseas is because the number of people that import drugs from overseas has grown so large that the FDA cannot crack down on every import. The FDA knows that people are not going to stop importing their medication, so they have been giving them tips and guidelines to make sure they find a safe pharmacy to import them from. If you visit the FDA website http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/, you will find articles that will give you incite on what to look out for when buying your medication online from foreign sources.
• Are Drugs Cheaper from Foreign Pharmacies?
In one word, yes. The reason for the price difference is that the United States is the only modern country that does not have price controls. Alan Holmer, the president and CEO of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America says, “The principal problem with price controls is you have limitations on access to medicines, and you don't have the newest most innovative treatments." But when asked in a report by ABC’s John McKenzie, “representatives of the pharmaceutical industry could only identify eight drugs not available on Canadian shelves, and three of those are contraceptives.” On top of not having price controls, the pocket books of American drug companies are so deep, they have a heavy influence on the laws that are passed. Even Dan Burton, the state representative
