drug importation

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Introduction

Illegal*, but FDA generally looks the other way if patients import < 90 day supply. Most patients have no idea they are breaking the law.

* Exceptions: a small amount of a foreign drug NOT approved in the USA

Canadian pharmacies cannot fill prescription from a physician NOT licensed in Canada. A few Canadian pharmacies have an in house physician that rewrites prescriptions.

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References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 10(1):6 2003
  2. Prescriber's Letter 10(5):30 2003