It is recommended to check whether the online pharmacy is licensed. Organizations like the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), Pharmacy Checker, and The Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA) approve the online pharmacies that provide quality services. All these organizations have a list of online pharmacies on their official website.
You may lookout for potential problems:
Buyers may face many problems to choose a legitimate online Canadian pharmacy. There may be issues related to online pharmacies. Some laws protect the buyers but there are limitations to these laws.
Some issues that online pharmacies include are:
1. You may receive counterfeit drugs.
2. You may get different medications than what you have ordered.
3. online pharmacies may sell medications that are not approved.
4. Selling medications without a doctor’s prescription proves to be illegal.
5. Your personal information may not be in safe hands.
You may do these things to find a legitimate online pharmacy:
Some pharmacies may be illegal as they do not follow certain legal guidelines.
Here are some cues that you may follow to order from a legitimate online pharmacy:
- Health Insurance: If you are covered by the health insurance company, you may ask for the list of approved online pharmacies. If it is not approved by the health insurer, it may not be a legitimate online pharmacy.
- Doctor’s prescription: It is necessary to have a doctor’s prescription before buying any medications from online pharmacies. It is not safe when they agree to sell medications to you provided from their own doctor’s prescription.
- Unusual prices: Be aware of the online pharmacies that sell prescription medications either at low or high prices compared to any other websites.
- Physical address: If the pharmacies state that they are in the US or Canada, check whether they have their street address. P.O. Box address indicates whether they are true or not.
Check your online pharmacy:
You can access legitimate online pharmacies if you run through the official websites of these organizations:
- NABP
This organization includes a ‘.pharmacy domain’ or has the seal of Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS). It is accredited by the organization when it is approved and listed on the NABP or the US regulatory body website.
- US Regulatory body
The US regulatory body works with NABP very closely. It provides consumers with the source to check whether the online pharmacy is licensed.
- Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA)
Americans order medications from Canada as they get them at cheaper rates. Not every online pharmacy that starts from the word ‘Canada’ is a Canadian pharmacy. CIPA has a list of verified online pharmacies.
- Pharmacy Checker
The Pharmacy Checker verifies the US as well as foreign online drugstores. The Pharmacy Checker follows certain rules to verify the pharmacies. To receive the ‘seal of approval’ from Pharmacy Checker, the pharmacy may follow:
1. Medications must be dispensed from the pharmacy that has a license in the US, Canada, or any country accepted by Pharmacy Checker.
2. Financial information must be secured while sent online.
3. It is recommended to check whether your medical information remains private.
4. Online pharmacies require a doctor’s prescription before selling the medications.
5. The website of an online pharmacy must have the correct contact information, address, and phone number.
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