Posted by aqua1221 on July 6, 2007, at 5:31:33
In reply to Re: canadian drs. U.S. Rx's. fo..IFORGOT..and aqua » aqua1221, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on July 5, 2007, at 20:13:07
> > > 1. Are Canadian doctors allowed to write prescriptions for American drugs not sold in Canada?
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> > > 2. Are American pharmacies allowed to fill Canadian prescriptions, and for non-Canadian drugs? Is this possibly a state by state issue? Or is the prescribing doctor completely required to be an American doctor?
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> > > Thanks. :)
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> > > P.S. Weblinks on the legal and bureaucratic specifics of this would also be useful potentially, and much appreciated. Thanks again.
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> > I believe in both instances the doctor would need to have dual-certifications. That is, be recognized as actively practicing by both the Canadian and US medical boards.
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> Ahh..no, they are allowed. I know one doc here in my town who writes scripts for nefadazone, Abilify, Geodon(can't get in Canada), etc..as I live 5 minutes away from the U.S. border, and the patirent just takes the script over to a closest American pharmacy. I think the most they might do (the pharmacey) is call or fax your doctor just to make sure it is correct. Actually, at my family doc today, and he mentioned getting Cymbalta for a patient.(can't get in Canada)
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> Jay
>So you're in Canada looking for US meds, right?
Are you sure he isn't certified in the US? I think there would, at the very least be insurance issues, unless the patient is paying out of pocket. I don't think our countries have reciprocal reimbursement agreements, though I could be wrong.
I do know that as a US student studying in the UK, I could not have filled a script written by my American doctor at a London pharmacy, unless he was dual certified It's highly unlikely that any doc would be because of the huge distance!
However, doctor's on the border of the US and Canada may be since it poses certain benefits and flexibility. I believe one of the physicians, who's originally from Canada, at my current practice is recognized in both countries.
Plus, I'm almost positive I've heard of people in the US having dual certified docs write for a Canadian drug, which had to be filled in Canada because it's not approved here. (the reversible MAOI, whose name escapes me at the moment).
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