Posted by jane d on July 9, 2007, at 2:23:23
In reply to canadian drs. allowed to write rx for us drugs?, posted by iforgotmypassword on July 5, 2007, at 13:03:53
Most prescribing rules are state by state however the federal government gets involved with defining what substances need prescriptions. I've never seen anything about Canadian prescriptions being filled in the US but it would make sense for border areas. Prescriptions from one state can be filled in another but sometimes with a certain amount of hassle.
Your best bet probably is to call up a pharmacy close to the border and ask them. If one says no, call another one in case the first just didn't want to be bothered. If that fails you might want to try Vermont in case their rules are different.
A couple of things you should keep in mind when asking. The rules may be different (stricter) for prescriptions not written by an MD and the rules will be stricter for controlled substances (there's a list but basically that means narcotics and stimulants, possibly sedatives too)
And of course hypothetically Canadian customs could have an opinion about all this too.
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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.The answer SHOULD be somewhere at one of these sites but I couldn't find it. They do provide as much legalese and bureaucratese as you could wish for.
http://www.op.nysed.gov/home.html
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi
or possibly at fda.gov or dea.govThis one however might be useful.
http://www.nyagrx.org/ It's supposed to let you compare prices between different pharmacies in New York State. But not all drugs are listed and not all pharmacies are listed. The ones that are listed show an amazing range of prices.Please let us know what the answer is. I've gotten very curious.
Jane
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