reputable canadian pharmacies, 2014?

September 11, 2014 2:01 PM

i need to find a good canadian pharmacy. there have been a couple questions in the past, but far enough ago to ask if there's things have changed. the prices i've seen for my medication are pretty varied, so i'm interested in a few recommendations if possible.
posted by crankyrogalsky to Health & Fitness (11 answers total)

Are you near a Costco? They were significantly cheaper on all of the prescriptions I had filled over the years. And their dispensing fees are lower too.
posted by futureisunwritten at 2:08 PM on September 11, 2014

Shoppers Drug Mart or IDA, but I don't think they facilitate online purchasing, if you're an American wanting cheaper meds (is that the case?).
posted by cotton dress sock at 2:09 PM on September 11, 2014

Walmart I think has cheap dispensing fees as well (if you're not an American).
posted by cotton dress sock at 2:10 PM on September 11, 2014

Response by poster: i am an american. the prescription is not covered by my insurance and is even not that cheap on canadian sites i've visited. but have no idea which are reputable to follow up with. it's several hundred dollars a month without insurance.
posted by crankyrogalsky at 2:15 PM on September 11, 2014

I use Canada Pharmacy and have always had good results.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 2:47 PM on September 11, 2014

FYI, there are no *good* Canadian pharmacies that sell to the U.S. What you're asking for is illegal.
posted by chrchr at 2:48 PM on September 11, 2014 [2 favorites]

chrchr - Why is it illegal? This isn't a troll -- I'm genuinely curious. If I was traveling through Canada, and took a prescription to a Costco there, I wouldn't be able to get it filled?
posted by Alaska Jack at 3:24 PM on September 11, 2014

Shipping to the U.S. is illegal. I may have misunderstood the question. I assumed that asker wanted to buy pharmaceuticals online and have them shipped to the U.S. IANAL or narc or anything like that, but I work for a company involved with online pharmacies.
posted by chrchr at 3:36 PM on September 11, 2014

This was discussed on a NYTimes blog recently (link).
posted by Dip Flash at 3:51 PM on September 11, 2014 [2 favorites]

Oh interesting, I see -- yeah, it would be like a Postal Service violation or something like that. That hadn't occurred to me. Thanks!
posted by Alaska Jack at 3:59 PM on September 11, 2014

If the medicine you need is something that is also prescribed by veterinarians check out online vet supply stores. A friend of mine got her medicines that way and they were a lot cheaper.
posted by mareli at 6:22 PM on September 11, 2014