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How to Safely Buy Your Canadian Prescriptions Online

It is a fact that medicine in the United States of America is exorbitantly expensive. The pharmaceutical industry argues that this has to be so to generate funds for research. Why medicine in a country such as Canada or Switzerland, where a lot of research is also done, is so much cheaper than in the USA has yet to be explained. The reality is that millions of America cannot afford health insurance. It is very often the elderly who suffer the most: on average they need more medicine than younger people and if they are on a fixed income they find it extremely difficult to pay the high prices charged in the USA.

This situation has led to more and more Americans taking their money elsewhere. A recent poll in fact showed that 80% of Americans supported the import of cheaper medicines from countries such as Canada. If it wasn't for a number of unscrupulous operators giving the online medicine industry somewhat of a bad name, the majority of Americans would probably have ordered their medicine from pharmacies outside the country.

Unfortunately it happened in ...
... the past that online pharmacies from other countries sometimes posed as Canadian pharmacies. They often sold medicine of an inferior quality – sometimes even medicine without any active ingredients. This can understandably have very serious consequences.

It is important, therefore, that the online pharmaceutical industry be regulated. Fortunately there are a number of ways in which you can protect yourself against imposters when you buy your Canadian prescriptions online.

In the first place check whether the pharmacy clearly displays their physical address on their website, as well as their telephone number. Call that number and talk to the pharmacist on duty. Discuss your prescription with him and satisfy yourself that he is a registered pharmacist. Also ask for the pharmacy's license number. Afterwards go to the website of the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) and find out who the regulatory body is for pharmacies in that particular province. Then go to that website to find out if the pharmacy you want to buy from is listed there.

Another body overseeing the online pharmacy industry in Canada is CIPA – the Canadian International Pharmacy Association. A website is only allowed to display their logo once it has undergone a strict review process. A pharmacy carrying the CIPA seal will always be licensed, it will require a valid doctor's prescription, it will display its physical address and contact details on the website and it will guarantee that your personal information and credit card details are secure. You can also visit the CIPA website to make 100% sure that the particular online pharmacy is in fact a registered and active CIPA member.

If a website offers to sell you prescription medicine without a valid doctor's prescription, you should immediately be suspicious. Not only is this illegal, but you are most likely dealing with an unlicensed pharmacy. You therefore also have no guarantee that the products they sell will be of an acceptable standard.

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