No one can dispute the fact that the pharmaceutical industry has taken control of millions of lives. Thanks to modern drug technology people around the globe are living longer and drugs play an important role in that longevity. The appearance of online pharmacies, especially Canadian online pharmacies, has given patients the opportunity to purchase their life supporting drugs in a convenient and hassle free manner. Buying drugs from an online Canadian Pharmacy saves people money and in some cases they don’t even need a prescription to purchase their medications online.

The online Canadian Pharmacy market is billion dollar business and it seems to get bigger everyday. Americans who purchase drugs from an online Canadian Pharmacy are breaking the law, but are not usually prosecuted because it’s difficult for the FDA and US Customs to enforce the law, because of man power. Online drug shoppers can save 20 to 25% when they buy their prescription drugs online. The number of people who are taking advantage of these prices is enticing more online sites to sell drugs and label themselves as a Canadian Pharmacy. In fact, online research tracked over 11,000 online pharmacies that said they were a Canadian Pharmacy and found that less than 25% of them were actually a Canadian Pharmacy.

In order to avoid dealing with a fraudulent site, the National Association of Board of Pharmacy will verify which sites are legitimate through their Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites website. That site has a list of approved online pharmacies. That’s the only organization that represents eight Canadian provinces, two Australian states, New Zealand, South Africa, the Virgin Islands and all 50 American States, plus the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.

There are other online sites that offer risky and addictive drugs. These sites are usually not Canadian sites. They are the sites that don’t ask for a prescription and they sell drugs to anyone who has a credit card.

Legitimate Canadian Pharmacies do offer a value because Canada’s drug market is not controlled like the American drug market. It seems these Canadian sites will continue to prosper until the US decides to put resources in place to prevent them from selling drugs to the American public.