Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

prescription drugs out of usa

is it illegal to purchase perscription drugs online from out of the usa ie

canada

also do you need a doctors perscription


Asked on 3/02/09, 9:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: prescription drugs out of usa

No, it is not, apparently as long as the drugs are approved by the FDA for use within the United States, they may be legally imported into this country from foreign pharmacies, as long as prescription and any other applicable requirements are met.

Some online pharmacies, however, will allow prospective online purchasers to order drugs which normally require a prescription to bypass this requirement and these kinds of cyber-drug dispensers should be systematically avoided by all online drug purchasers.

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Answered on 3/02/09, 3:24 pm


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