The Regulation of Foreign Internet Pharmacies
Can I Use Foreign Internet Pharmacies?
Growth of Foreign Pharmacies Online
What Is The Value Pharmaceuticals Service?
The Regulation of Foreign Internet Pharmacies
As the number and use of foreign Internet pharmacies increases, regulators
are struggling to find an effective means of controlling their activity and
the involvement of the increasing number of consumers wanting to purchase a
prescription drug online. The lawmakers options are:
- to regulate the activity of the foreign pharmacies
- to regulate the activity of their potential customers
- to regulate the activity of both the foreign Internet pharmacies and the
customers
However foreign pharmacies are by definition beyond the national boundaries
of the customers they serve, and therefore outside of the jurisdiction of regulators
in the customer's country. This means that the consumer becomes the target of
controls. However they are objecting, and the politicians are on their side!
(read about it on our International
Online Pharmacy page).
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Can I Use Foreign Internet Pharmacies?
Generally your right to buy a prescription drug online is controlled by the
jurisdiction in which the product is sold, that is the location of the foreign
pharmacies. If it is legal for the foreign pharmacies to sell a product they
offer over the Internet then you are perfectly entitled to buy it. Your right
to receive and/or use the product is however determined by your local jurisdiction
(that is the laws and regulations in your country). This simple guideline can
however be complicated when foreign internet pharmacies sell drugs which require
no prescription in their country, yet do in the customers country. Or when this
situation is reversed and no prescription is required in the customer's country
yet one is required in the suppliers country. Confused ?? That’s not surprising!
From a practical perspective customers need not concern themselves about the
law in the supplier's country. That is the foreign pharmacies concern. The only
real issue is what your country’s laws allow. If the product you order
is a prescription medicine in your country, you must have a prescription for
it. Most countries around the world do have regulations which allow its citizens
to import prescription medicines for “personal use”. This is usually
determined by the quantity (typically a supply for no more than 3 months normal
use is allowed). Without such a provision all prescription drugs would need
to be declared, and duty applied when individuals travelled internationally
and this would be an administrative nightmare.
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Growth of Foreign Pharmacies Online
In a world where the cost of the same prescription medicine can vary enormously
from country to country, there is increasing pressure being placed on politicians
by consumers to pass laws which will allow them to purchase a prescription drug
online. Consumers see no reason why they should be paying so much more for the
same drug than citizens of neighbouring countries. Particularly when ordering
a prescription drug online at a significant discount is easier than ever with
the growth in the number of foreign pharmacies now operating on the Internet.
(In 2000 an FDA report estimated there were 300-400 foreign Internet pharmacies.
More recent estimates are that there are now over double this number.)
In the U.S the high price of drugs has resulted in explosive growth in the
use of foreign pharmacies. At first it was those living close to the borders
who travelled to Canada or Mexico to purchase pharmaceuticals. Now those not
able to make this trip are using foreign Internet pharmacies to purchase their
prescription drug online. A recent report by Forrester Research estimated that
purchases through online pharmacies would rise to $15 billion by 2004 and that
Internet ordering of prescription drugs online would grow from 1% to 9% of the
U.S. pharmaceutical market over the next 3 years.
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What Is The Value Pharmaceuticals Service?
Value Pharmaceuticals is a service that allows customers to use foreign pharmacies
and save significantly on their drug purchases. We specialize in brand name
medicines that are researched, manufactured and marketed by leading, international
pharmaceutical companies. Our goal is to provide customers with the highest
quality products at a significant cost saving.
All of the brand name products offered are sourced from developed western countries
with highly regarded drug regulatory systems. They are the same brand name medicines
found in all the major pharmaceutical markets around the world and are manufactured
by the same multinational pharmaceutical companies, applying the same good manufacturing
practices. The only difference is the price!
In response to ongoing requests from our regular customers, we recently added
a select number of generic medicines to our product range so additional savings
could be made. Value Pharmaceuticals pharmacies source high quality generic
products only from pharmaceutical manufacturers that comply with strict international
regulatory standards. This means that Value Pharmaceuticals customers have the
assurance of receiving products that meet internationally recognised quality
standards.
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