Keep in mind that many of the "Canadian" internet sites are just the overseas countries selling nothing but sugar pills. Unless you're a computer geek, you won't usually know the difference. Physically demanding as it may be, a trip to the great white north would be the way to go. But I'm no expert there. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Cooley To: [email protected] ; 'Jill Posner' Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:39 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Medications
Before the U.S. had prescription insurance for social security people, we always bought my husband's scripts from Canada with no problem. There are several internet sites for Canadian pharmacies. Just google Canada pharmacies. At that time, the prices we about half what we would have paid in the U.S. We also had a local office that you could place your scripts. It is worth a try. Patti -Wisconsin From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 3:13 PM To: Jill Posner; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Medications >Can a US doctor prescribe a drug only available in Canada and the UK? How does one buy it then (if not able to go to Canada to purchase it) Can it be obtained over the internet or some other way? I really don't know. My neurologist in Portland (Maine) says that he writes Rx to patients who then go to a pharmacy in Canada. My pain MD has no other US patients. Sorry F
