Buying perscription drugs in Canada with US perscriptions?

[keesio]

Is it possible to buy prescription drugs in Canada with a US prescription? I read somewhere that this is possible but I dropped by my local shopper's drugmart and they said No.

Thanks

 

[amikety]

No, definitely not possible. Some drugs that are legal in the USA aren't legal in Canada and vice versa. You will either need to get a Canadian prescription or go to a US pharmacy.

 

[scylla]

To the best of my knowledge - it's illegal.

 

[keesio]

Ah ok. Thanks.

 

[zardoz]

What you can do is this.

Take the prescription to a Canadian doctor and ask them to verify with the US doctor that the prescription is completely valid. They may charge you for this. The Canadian doctor may then write a matching prescription for use in Canada. No guarantees, but this was done for my wife's great-aunt who was visiting from the US. (Having said that, it was for critical medication AND the doctor was sympathetic)

 

[keesio]

zardoz - thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.