Wellness

[scruffsmom]

Does anyone get their meds from Canadian pharmacies? DH has reached the donut hole and 250$ is a lot for a one month supply. BTW his meds are produced by a Canadian company. Any recommendations?

TIA

[Cruzzing]

I use Northwest Pharmacy in Vancouver, BC. Get Actonel thru them. Half cost what I'd pay thru Humana Healthcare Advantage. Comes from overseas, but same drug. On internet w/toll free call. Takes 8-18 shipping days after 2-3 day order processing. Someone has to sign upon receipt.

[PatsyCline]

Are these pharmacies safe, is it legal to order from them?

[Carolm]

I, too, have used Northwest Pharmacy. My medication is now available in generic so I can purchase at Costco. I was not hesitant using a Canadian pharmacy.

In addition, I have purchased Finacea (a skin cream) from Australia as a prescription is not required there, although one is required here. It saves me an astronomical amount of money.

[gonnab]

I TAKE A VERY EXPENSIVE MED FOR MY ARTHRITIS. US COPAYMENT IS $190 FOR 30 PILLS. MY DOCTOR GAVE ME A PRESCRIPTION AND SUGGESTED I GO TO CANADA DRUGS. SAME MED - $72 FOR 100 PILLS INCLUDING S&H. FREE CALL. THEY EVEN CALL ME TO REMIND ME AND THEN THEY CALL MY DOCTOR FOR REFILL AUTHORIZATION. GREAT SERVICE

[newziesuzie]

This is interesting to know about.

[Kachina624]

On 9/27/2014 PatsyCline said:

Are these pharmacies safe, is it legal to order from them?

There just as safe and legal as ordering from a US pharmacy. Canada is hardly a third world country. I get an ointment (Voltaren) for which you must have a prescription here, but in Canada it's sold OTC and even at Walmart. It's the only thing that, applied on my back, allows me to get moving in the mornings.

[DoubleDog2]

Yes! There is nothing wrong with Canadian Pharmacies, my relatives in Canada use them all the time!

I take prescriptions for which there is no generic in the US, they are very expensive. I can get them filled from Canada for LESS than my co-pay with insurance here in the US.

[Nightowlz]

I was ordering my Erfa Thyroid from Universal Drugstore until Erfa reformulated like Armour did several years ago. The price also went from $80 to $175 for 500 tablets. Did not have any problems with ordering from the Canadian Pharmacy though. If you can find the meds you need from them at a better price I would order from them.

[Nightowlz]

On 9/27/2014 PatsyCline said:

Are these pharmacies safe, is it legal to order from them?

I used to order my thyroid meds from Canadian pharmacy Universal Drugstore. Yes they were safe. Yes it's legal. My doctor had to write me a script & I had to scan it & email it to them to fill my script. I'm sure there are plenty of places you don't want to order from.