Medical Shopping Guide  Prescription Pharmacy and No Prescription US Drugstore

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The websites in the table below sell vitamins, prescription drugs and other medical
supplies or services. Are they legal? Well, vitamins and supplements are no problem.
You can buy them at your local quickie mart along with a slurpy. And medical consults
or supplies for your dog and cat are certainly legal. However, prescription drugs are
in a gray area. The internet stores that sell drugs can be divided into 4 classes:
US or Canadian "prescription required" and US or foreign "no prescription required".

If a prescription is required, you generally must fax a copy to the store.  If a US pharmacy
fills the prescription, it is perfectly legal. Of course, the prices are not much different
from your neighborhood pharmacy and your neighborhood pharmacy might even be online.
If the prescription is sent to Canada, by Canadian law a Canadian doctor must review
the prescription and write a similar one that is valid in Canada before shipping to you.
From a medical standpoint, no rules are bent but shipping may violate US import laws.
From a practical standpoint, FDA guidelines allow for the importation of 90 day supplies
for personal use if the drugs are thought to pose no risk and confer a benefit to the patient.
Although these are just guidelines and the drugs may be detained by customs, many people
use these pharmacies since prices are kept low by the Canadian government.

If the store does not require a prescription, things get a little muddy. US stores contract
a doctor to review an electronic form that you fill out as you order. If your answers are
reasonable, the doctor writes a prescription and it is filled by a US based pharmacy.
No import laws are broken but it stretches medical ethics. Such prescriptions have
been declared illegal in Nevada and pharmacies will refuse to ship if you live in Nevada.
For all other states, the transaction is legal although prices may be high if you must pay for
both the drug and doctor. The US Pharmacy listed below has a good reputation,
does not charge for the doctor's questionnaire and has quite reasonable prices.
To review products and prices for this pharmacy, click ( Infection or Chronic ).

Foreign pharmacies (other than Canadian) that do not require a prescription generally
violate both medical and import laws. Such pharmacies simply ship whatever you want,
no questions asked. To circumvent customs inspectors, the shipping packages are usually
falsely marked as containing cosmetics or vitamins. When you order from such a store,
you risk confiscation and destruction of your purchase without recourse. I do not
recommend foreign pharmacies that operate in this fashion. The links below connect
to websites that obey the law and have a reputation for good customer service.

No matter where you buy prescription drugs, you should consult a doctor.
You should also read the information sheet that is usually packed with the drug.
Such sheets for any drug are available free at the RxList ( www.rxlist.com ).
Advice may be found at Physicians Desk Reference ( www.pdrhealth.com ).
When you click on any of the medical shopping links below, you will exit this site.
You may want to bookmark this page, so you can easily return to visit other links.

Category	Description of Website	Link
US Pharmacy	No Prescription Needed: Low Cost US Pharmacy	Meds USA
Personal Diet	Diet.com: Diets designed to fit your personality	Diet.com
Allergy Meds	Allergy Be Gone: Items to help with allergies	Allergy Be Gone
Diabetes	Diabetes Store: Supplies for diabetes	Diabetes Store
Skin Problems	Skin Store: Help for all kinds of skin problems	Skin Store
Lip Repair	First Impressions: Build full, smooth, lovely lips	Lovely Lips
Eye Glasses	39 Dollar Glasses: Discount prescription glasses	39 Dollar Glasses
Calorie Counter	Health Fitness: Handy electronic calorie counter	Calorie Counter
Equipment	Big Fitness: Exercise and health equipment	Big Fitness
Relaxation	Mind Aware: Brainwave light & sound machines	Mind Aware
Vitamins	eVitamins: Discount vitamins and supplements	eVitamins
Pet Supplies	Pet Scriptions: Pet drugs and supplies	Pet Scriptions

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