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FOREIGN ONLINE PHARMACIES:
For a growing number of Americans who do not have health insurance, adequate drug coverage, or any drug coverage and seek lower drug prices, and for others looking for medications that are not available domestically, foreign online pharmacies are increasingly popular. As discussed in greater detail in this section, the U.S. government generally allows individuals to import medication for their own use up to a three-month supply, however it is technically illegal.
If you are buying medication from a foreign country, you want to know that the dispensing source is regulated and licensed by the appropriate governing authority. For this reason, PharmacyChecker.com acts to verify the licenses of pharmacies in foreign countries. Just several years ago, most non-U.S. pharmacies selling prescription drugs to Americans were Canadian. Today, pharmacies in other countries, such as Australia, Fiji, India, Israel, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom play a larger role in meeting this demand. To better educate our visitors, many of whom are looking to foreign pharmacies for lower drug prices, below is an overview of the agencies that regulate drugs and pharmacies in some foreign countries.
Prescription products shipped from countries other than Canada have been confiscated by the U.S. government more often than those shipped from a Canada. However, overall there have been very few confiscations since Fall 2006.
CANADA
Drug and Pharmacy Regulation in Canada
Canada’s systems for regulating drug products are very similar to those in the United States. At the federal level, the Therapeutic Products Division - an agency of Health Canada that regulates Canada's drug supply - is Canada's counterpart to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All drug products sold in Canada must be approved by the Therapeutic Products Division. Pharmacies in Canada, on the other hand, are regulated by the provinces; a similar system to the U.S. in which states regulate pharmacies.
To operate a pharmacy in Canada, the premises must be licensed by the provincial pharmacy board, managed by a licensed pharmacist, and meet stringent standards for the storage and disbursement of medication.
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