How to order prescription drugs from a Canadian pharmacy
How
to Order from Canadian pharmacies
Refills
How
to order from Canada
The
term online Canadian Pharmacy is really a misnomer as medication
cannot be legally ordered online from Canada. The websites usually
include a price list of some sort, and maybe a shopping cart
so that you can tally up your order. But in the end to fill
the prescription you must call the company on their toll free
number to order the medication. The Canadian pharmacies website
will provide a series of forms that can be printed out on your
computer. If you don’t have access to a computer, the
pharmacy can usually fax or mail the forms to you. The forms
usually include a medical questionnaire, and a consent form
that must be signed and witnessed. A prescription is needed
from your doctor, and can be either faxed or mailed back with
all the forms filled out.
The
first time an order is placed, expect it to be a long process,
especially if the forms have to be mailed to Canada. Printing
the forms from the website, or having them faxed speeds up the
process by about a week. The medication will not be dispensed
until all forms are received and verified by a Canadian Doctor.
Most pharmacies give you the option to fax the forms and a copy
of the prescription back to them, which again will save almost
a week. The order must then be shipped from Canada, which can
take up to two weeks.
The good news is that the forms do not have to be filled out
every time. You may be asked to update your medical questionnaire
on a yearly basis. But other than that, the only thing you would
have to send in would be any new prescriptions.
Refills
Refills are even quicker. If your doctor gives you a prescription
for a year, the Canadian pharmacy can send you three months
of the prescription at a time. Then all you need to do is call
and request a refill of the prescription. We suggest that you
call about a month before your medication runs out for your
refill. Paying by credit card speeds up the process again, and
all you have to do is advise how many months you want, and it
is sent out.
Here
is a list of some of the established pharmacies in Canada that
have nicely laid out ordering procedures.
