Canadian Online Pharmacy:
Shipping and Customs
The fee to ship your prescription drugs from a Canadian online pharmacy can vary from site to site. Generally, it ranges from $5 to $20 USD, and in some cases, your Canadian online pharmacy may even provide you with free shipping on your first order.
At least the cost of shipping you know up front. What you won't know is just how long it will take to reach your home. Yes, you will have a very good idea, but there are factors that are out your control, and the control of the Canadian online pharmacy you are dealing with.
Typically, once you have completed the first-time order process
, your order may take one to three days to fill, then 5 to 21 days through the postal service. So it could be as soon as six days, but as long as 24 days (or more) before you get your drugs. (Check to see if your Canadian pharmacy offers expedited services for an additional fee!)
Why such a discrepancy in delivery times? Because your package is coming from another country, it has to pass through customs - which can slow down the process. In addition, customs is looking extra carefully at imported prescription drugs.
At present, bringing in prescription drugs for personal use is being allowed by the FDA, but the actual legalities are somewhat gray at best. What customs is looking for are:
i) prescription drugs coming from pharmacies on the FDA Alert list
ii) drugs without a prescription
;
iii) drugs not approved by the FDA;
iv) controlled substances; and
v) undeclared, improperly labeled, or mislabeled drugs
Overall, drugs provided by a Canadian online pharmacy have been crossing the border with flying colors of late. However, it is a good idea to ask your particular online pharmacy what their policy is for stopped shipments.
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