I recently bought some drugs from an online pharmacy in th US and they were shipped to the UK. I know I needed a prescription but i can't be bothered to go see my miserable doctor and I know what I need as I have familly who are doctors who advised but not prescribed. Are the pharmacies allowed to sell drugs to me knowing I have no prescription
2007-02-09 06:53:22 · 23 answers · asked by Bailey P 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I have purchased from http://www.xlpharmacy-rx.com for years and they avoid that problem by getting you to fill out an online questionaire and they send the prescription with the medication for no extra charge.
2007-02-16 14:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are allowed to buy drugs there if they get a prescription from a Mexican doctor. It's easy with a prescription from an American doctor. I would think its easy even with out an AMerican doctor. Its cheaper in Mexico. Drug company sells the drugs to third world nations at a discounted price. Americans are mad, but its kind of socialistic way of handling drugs sales. Drug company sells to Mexico at the cost of production plus extra for profit. THird world has a hard enough time paying for that. This is also partially done because other drug company pump out knock offs even before the patent expires(in the Developed world) . Patent law is different in some countries so they can get away with pouching. When drug companies sell to the developed world they sell with maunfacturing cost, research and a small amount of profit. Research is extremely expensive, especially if you figure in all the failures a drug companies have in producing drugs. That is why there is a huge difference in cost between the U.S. and Mexico. It is affecting US pharmacies, but not as much as Canada. The law was made so someone can get an emergency prescription when traveling. Also remember when you travel, you need to be able to carry your prescription from country to country. I know people are abusing it, but the alternatve is worse. If your on a cruise and accidentally lost your prescription, don't you want to be able to refill it when you enter port.
2016-03-28 23:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be bought over the counter in Boot's, BUT you have to have a consultation with the pharmacists.
There are also some online pharmacies that employ qualified and registered doctors, who after an online 'consultation' provide a script that is then honored by that pharmacy. Follow pharmacies that are accredited by the VIPPS or Vet-VIPPS programs .
2014-12-04 07:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2014-03-16 09:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some of them have physicians who "review" your history and symptoms, and the "prescribe" the drugs.....quite honestly the whole business is shady, and unsafe.
Same thing happens when you cross the bored from the US to Mexico - you go to the store, pick out the drugs you want and then a pharmacist will write the prescription on site.
I wouldn't take anything that didn't come directly from a pharmacist after being prescribed by my physician.
2007-02-09 06:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by Susie D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about the "on-line" pharmacies but I stock up with stuff like derivatives of penicillin when I go to Spain. It is very cheap and is usually the same make as i would get in UK.
2007-02-09 07:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the US pharmacies are allowed to sell non-controlled substances online.
you need to get an 'online prescription' first which is a bit in the 'grey area'
i've never had a problem though - been buying from http://wellness-pharmacy.com for a couple years. everything seems legit.
2007-02-13 11:13:34 · answer #7 · answered by TG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it was just on Tonight with Trevor Macdonald on ITV1 that it's perfectly legal to buy on line prescription drugs,but you do so at yer own risk
2007-02-09 07:35:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that would depend upon the drug. What's sold over the counter in one place, may need a prescription in another.
2007-02-09 07:20:45 · answer #9 · answered by Rebel-X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The health service in the US is years behind the UK. They do not have a NHS prescription service. They may be immoral but are nto illegal.
2007-02-09 07:17:56 · answer #10 · answered by alan h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋