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Prescription Drugs from Canada at a Steep Discount

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Tip jciallella

Overview
I don't have a prescription co-pay plan and CanadaDrugs.com has saved me some serious money this year.

I'm also curious if there are even better options our there.

My Situation
I met FellowTip's Eric at a wedding in Asheville, so I'm not a random scammer / spammer. In fact, I'm a partner in a web design business, which is why I have high deductible medical coverage with an HSA and no prescription co-pay. On a tip from a friend, I found I could get certain items fulfilled online and shipped from Canada for multiples less than buying from US pharmacies.

Example
Fluticasone Propionate - Generic Flonase®
CanadaDrugs.com - 150 doses = $36.02
DrugStore.com - 3 bottles (roughly 180 doses) = $119.93

The other drug I buy, Omeprozole, is roughly the same price at both places.

The Details
Valid prescription can be fax in for fulfillment. To be honest, I haven't needed to fax in a prescription because the two drugs I've purchased, generic Prilosec® and generic Flonase®, are over the counter in Canada. I can't imagine the faxing being too much of a hassle, but please post if you have any feedback. I know a friend has faxed in prescriptions to a similar Canadian site.

Anyway, in a nutshell:

  • They guarantee shipping within 21 days. It's usually delivered in about 7-10 days.
  • I'm able to pay with my HSA VISA debit card without any trouble.
  • Shipping is $6.95, or free on orders of $99 or more.
  • As for legitimacy, they've been around for some time, Google loves them in search results, they have a top rate SSL certificate with Verisign, they claim numerous affiliates with trusted organizations.
  • There is a 10% off generics coupon that works as of this posting, at checkout enter CC02-0108 (FYI, this isn't some referral code from me. Google the code and you'll find it on the coupon sites.
  • They sell OTC, generics and name brand. They also have a pet meds sister site. I have no experience with the pet drugs.
  • I haven't found any definitive rules on how they are allowed to export to the US. They certainly aren't hiding the fact they sell to the US. Here is Canada Drug's Terms of Sale. This is my opinion, not legal advise.

Any feedback on your experiences with Canada Drug or other options, Canadian or not, are welcome.

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, so seek professional advise if you're unsure. If you respond to this post, please do not post medical advise unless you're licensed to do so. I have no affiliation with CanadaDrugs, nor am I offering advise on the legalities. Basically, please don't try to bring me to court if something doesn't work out for you.

EricTheRed's picture
Tip EricTheRed

jciallella is an awesome guy. We've talked several times since we met at the wedding and discussed FT and other stuff. The point is, I'd take his advice seriously, knowing his character. Most of you guys know me and I'll vouch for j. One thing (among others, all good) I can say about him is that he carefully thinks things through before acting. I actually hadn't given the subject much thought, but will now that he's mentioned it.

(I wouldn't count this as medical advice. If you have a prescription, you're gonna get the drugs, so this is just a recommendation on a supplier.)

Our Terms of Use contain verbiage related to liability regarding advice you get here. But please, use common sense, especially as it relates to matters of health and wellness. Take the same precautions you would elsewhere.

Eric

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