Can a Canadian Pharmacy Provide Identical Medications?
Canadian pharmacies online offer prescription medications at
drastically reduced prices when compared to U.S. pharmacies.
This is a well know fact. Yet, how do you know the medications
from a Canadian pharmacy online will be the same as the
medication you buy locally at a higher price? Does a lower price
mean lower standards?
In Canada, wholesale drug purchases are controlled by the
government and those price controls filter all the way down to
the retail level. Retail prices for every Canadian Pharmacy are
also under Government control, so prices are identical across
the country.
There can be a slight difference in pricing between individual
pharmacies because of their dispensing fee, where they are
allowed to compete. (A dispensing fee is a flat rate a Canadian
pharmacy charges for every prescription they fill, usually $7 -
$9 dollars) A Canadian pharmacy can also earn a rebate from the
wholesale distributor depending on the volume of medications
dispensed.
The Canadian pharmacy association is under strict government
control starting from bulk import purchases right through to the
consumer. Government agents inspect every aspect of this
industry at regular intervals and at all levels. Canadian
pharmacy standards are definitely as high as American standards
in every respect. If a drug is dispensed from a Canadian
pharmacy, you can be assured it is the genuine article.
Where Your Medications Come From
Brand-name medications are made by a specific pharmaceutical
company, who of course holds the rights. Once the generic
medication becomes available, (17 years after the license was
issued by the Food and Drug Administration) other companies can
produce the generic form of that medication.
The patent protection period allows time for the U.S.
pharmaceutical company to recoup the costs associated with
research and development. These name-brand medications are sold
for "whatever the market will bear" and traditionally, the
prices are very high. Once the patent protection period is over,
other medication manufacturers begin making the generic form and
of course the prices drop.
Sometimes a generic drug becomes available in Canada before the
United States. In those cases you can benefit from the lower
price for a year or more until the generic is available at home.
On the other hand many new brand name drugs are available here
for a year or more before they make their way into Canada. You
have the advantage of first access to those improved drugs.
Sometimes it can be 12 - 18 months before it becomes available
in Canada, if ever.
Quality Prescriptions From Canada?
Yes, the Canadian pharmacy online services who supply
prescription medications to the general public on a mail-order
basis send exactly the same medications as those obtained in the
U.S. Yes, their prices really are lower and you can enjoy a
large savings on your medications by choosing a reliable
Canadian pharmacy to provide your medications.
Ask a Few Questions First
Choose a Canadian pharmacy that requires a prescription from
your local doctor and then has a Canadian doctor co-sign your
prescription. A prescription from the country of origin must be
included with the shipment to be allowed across the border.
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