| Canadian pharmacies supply safe and reasonably | | | | accepted for use only in Canada. In such cases, it is |
| priced prescription drugs. About 50 million people in US | | | | necessary and preferable as well to buy FDA |
| have insufficient medical cover. Expenses towards | | | | approved generic drugs in US. Canada is a small |
| prescription medication are much higher in US than | | | | country and cannot supply all the prescription |
| most countries in the world and could be | | | | requirements of Americans. There have been |
| unaffordable in spite of medical coverage. At present, | | | | shortages created in their own country owing to a |
| millions of Americans tend to purchase prescription | | | | bustling illegal cross-border drug business. It is |
| drugs online from pharmacists based in Canada, | | | | expected that companies in Canada will limit their |
| especially elderly US citizens. | | | | supplies in the near future. |
| Drug costs in the US could be reduced by importing | | | | Receiving Canadian pharmacy drugs in bulk is against |
| cheaper medicines or by direct controls. Companies | | | | US policy. The government generally does not |
| are required to maximize profits to facilitate | | | | prosecute people who may purchase cheaper drugs |
| availability of adequate funds for research and | | | | for personal consumption in small lots. |
| development. It would cause losses in billions of | | | | The probability of drug prices in US matching those |
| dollars to pharmaceutical industry and thus curb the | | | | across the border is very low and it does appear |
| ability of companies to invest in pharmaceutical | | | | that Canadian pharmacy drugs may continue to be |
| research, if imports are allowed. | | | | popular in this country. Canadian pharmacy drugs are |
| However, patients purchasing drugs from Canada | | | | not FDA approved but have standards similar to FDA. |
| may not get the same brands as what they get in | | | | It is better to deal with health care providers who |
| US. Some patients find a generic drug that is | | | | know about pharmacies in Canada. |