How Many Online Canadian Pharmacies Not Really Canadian?

Executive Summary

  • Many supposedly Canadian online pharmacies are not actually Canadian and are based in India and sell Indian-manufactured drugs.

Introduction

Using Canadian pharmacies is very popular for US patients, however, not all “Canadian pharmacies” are actually in Canada, and some Canadian pharmacies specialize in selling drugs made in India, and while most Canadian pharmacies do sell Indian drugs, some fake Canadian pharmacies do this because they are based in India.

Comment #1: Are Canadian Online Pharmacies Just Selling Indian Drugs?

The following quote is from the article What Are Authorized Generic Drugs and Are They Better?

I buy most of my medicine online from india. Many brand name drugs are much cheaper there. Most of the big Pharma companies make their drugs there too so as to give poor people a chance to get medicine.

First, due to quality issues and lower bioequivalence, we recommend against buying drugs manufactured in India — they are the lowest-priced versions.

The quote continues.

Most of the Canadian Online drug companies source their drugs from India and then charge you ten times the price.

If anywhere near accurate, that should be a cause of concern because these pharmacies’ prices are already incredibly low.

This takes the “good name” of Canada, and these websites will show Canadian flags — but in many cases, the website entity is not even based in Canada. This leverages off of the idea that one can get good-value drugs from Canada. One wonders how many “Canadian” pharmacies are just Indian pharmacies, naturally selling Indian drugs.

Yes, this is true. And this is why it is essential to determine if the pharmacy is Canadian.

Executive Summary

  • Many supposedly Canadian online pharmacies are not actually Canadian and are based in India and sell Indian-manufactured drugs.

Introduction

Using Canadian pharmacies is very popular for US patients. However, not all “Canadian pharmacies” are actually in Canada, and some Canadian pharmacies specialize in selling drugs made in India. While most Canadian pharmacies do sell Indian drugs, some fake Canadian pharmacies do this because they are based in India.

Comment #1: Are Canadian Online Pharmacies Just Selling Indian Drugs?

The following quote is from the article What Are Authorized Generic Drugs and Are They Better?

I buy most of my medicine online from india. Many brand name drugs are much cheaper there. Most of the big Pharma companies make their drugs there too so as to give poor people a chance to get medicine.

First, due to quality issues and lower bioequivalence, we recommend against buying drugs manufactured in India — they are the lowest-priced versions.

The quote continues.

Most of the Canadian Online drug companies source their drugs from India and then charge you ten times the price.

If anywhere near accurate, that should be a cause of concern because these pharmacies’ prices are already incredibly low.

This takes the “good name” of Canada, and these websites will show Canadian flags — but in many cases, the website entity is not even based in Canada. This leverages off of the idea that one can get good-value drugs from Canada. One wonders how many “Canadian” pharmacies are just Indian pharmacies, naturally selling Indian drugs.

Yes, this is true. And this is why it is essential to determine if the pharmacy is Canadian.