Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on July 5, 2007, at 20:13:07
In reply to Re: canadian drs. allowed to write rx for us drugs?, posted by aqua1221 on July 5, 2007, at 19:32:23
> > 1. Are Canadian doctors allowed to write prescriptions for American drugs not sold in Canada?
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> > 2. Are American pharmacies allowed to fill Canadian prescriptions, and for non-Canadian drugs? Is this possibly a state by state issue? Or is the prescribing doctor completely required to be an American doctor?
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> > Thanks. :)
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> > P.S. Weblinks on the legal and bureaucratic specifics of this would also be useful potentially, and much appreciated. Thanks again.
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> I believe in both instances the doctor would need to have dual-certifications. That is, be recognized as actively practicing by both the Canadian and US medical boards.
Ahh..no, they are allowed. I know one doc here in my town who writes scripts for nefadazone, Abilify, Geodon(can't get in Canada), etc..as I live 5 minutes away from the U.S. border, and the patirent just takes the script over to a closest American pharmacy. I think the most they might do (the pharmacey) is call or fax your doctor just to make sure it is correct. Actually, at my family doc today, and he mentioned getting Cymbalta for a patient.(can't get in Canada)Jay
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