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Posted 2/19/2024 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

How do prescriptions work if you are a Canadian seeing an American doctor? Do you have to fill your prescription in the US? Or is a prescription from an American doctor valid at a Canadian pharmacy?

Thanks,
Kelly
Posted 2/20/2024 4:01 AM (GMT 0)
You get the prescription filled in the USA.

Some general suggestions:

Try using a non-insurance pharmacy such as blueberrypharmacy, they generally have better pricing.

If you get the prescription filled at a major chain (CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid) get the discount gift cards from cardcash.com, and use the pharmacy discount cards from goodrx, wellrx, etc.

If you can rent a mailbox in the US, you can order from Inhouse, ADC, etc.
Posted 2/20/2024 5:47 AM (GMT 0)

KellyR said...
Hi,

How do prescriptions work if you are a Canadian seeing an American doctor? Do you have to fill your prescription in the US? Or is a prescription from an American doctor valid at a Canadian pharmacy?

Thanks,
Kelly

Try Kripps pharmacy.
That’s what I used when I was going to the J clinic in DC

They (pharmacist) rewrites the scripts and fill them and mail them to you
Posted 2/20/2024 5:37 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you both for the helpful information.

Girlie - what do you mean when you said the pharmacist can rewrite the prescription? I am not sure what that is.

Thanks,
Kelly
Posted 2/20/2024 8:35 PM (GMT 0)
Kelly, I think this is what Girlie was talking about:

Out-of-Country Prescriptions

Prescriptions issued in another country (including the U.S.A.) cannot be dispensed by a B.C. pharmacist. This is prohibited by the Canada Food and Drugs Act.

Anyone, whether or not a Canadian resident, who holds a prescription written by an out-of-country practitioner may have the prescription dispensed by a B.C. pharmacist only if the prescription has been either

  • Rewritten, on the practitioner’s own prescription pad, by a practitioner licensed to prescribe in a Canadian jurisdiction; or
  • Co-signed by a Canadian practitioner.
Source: https://t.ly/chpsz
Posted 2/21/2024 4:55 AM (GMT 0)

KellyR said...
Thank you both for the helpful information.

Girlie - what do you mean when you said the pharmacist can rewrite the prescription? I am not sure what that is.

Thanks,
Kelly

He just basically fills the scripts and mails them to me.
Posted 2/21/2024 5:00 AM (GMT 0)
Or you could fill them in the U.S
I don’t if it’s difficult to take the abx over the border.

I think the first time we went to DrJ we were leaving a day or two after the appt and perhaps we wondered if the pharmacy would even get them filled in time.
Posted 2/21/2024 5:02 AM (GMT 0)
Also you can fill most - maybe all from AllDay chemist.

I’ve just put in an order with ADC
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