It looks like new a new bill has been proposed to make it illegal for US citizens to order prescription medication from online overseas pharmacies, including Canadian Pharmacies. However, a company called PharmacyChecker.com, which advocates safe and legal purchase of pharmaceuticals online, has launched a campaign to try to stop this law from being enacted. According to a press release, prescription medication is getting too expensive for many American, who are turning now to online options. You can read the article and find the link to their campaign here.
Research shows that drugs ordered online from properly verified pharmacies in many countries, such as Canada, are just as genuine and safe as those in the U.S., but their prices are lower. There are also rogues that sell counterfeits. Unfortunately, rather than focus on the counterfeiters, the White House’s IP czar is looking to block all non-U.S. online pharmacies and force Americans to pay top-dollar for their medicines
Am I on board with making all non-US online pharmacies illegal? I am not sure. I have and always advocated buying from an US based online pharmacy, however it’s true that if you are not being covered by insurance, the cost can get out of hand. However, I would like PharmacyChecker.com to give me some statistics about how many people have gotten ill or been scammed from fake or illegitamte overseas pharmacies. Also, I want to see some stats about how many legitmate overseas online pharmacies are there compared fake ones? If more people are getting scammedthan are being helped, then shouldn’t redirect people’s money out of the hands of fraudulence and towards a source that will actually provide them with medication? On the other hand, purchasing prescription medication always has been a ”buyer beware” industry, which is why I started this log in the hop that educated consumers are able to make the right choices for themselves. I’m on the fence about this new bill, what do you think?
