Nevada to allow lower cost Canadian prescriptions

The Nevada State Board of Pharmacy on Wednesday voted 4-3 to approve regulations that would allow state residents to purchase lower-cost prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies.

In April, the board will hold a formal public hearing on the regulations, and, provided that the board approves them a second time, they will move to the Legislative Commission for consideration. The regulations would allow shipments of medications approved by FDA and Health Canada, which regulates prescription drugs in Canada, but would prohibit shipments of controlled substances or shipments from off-shore affiliates. In addition, the regulations would prohibit shipments of generic medications that are available in Canada but not the U.S. and treatments that require refrigeration. The Governor's Office of Consumer Compliance would provide information on a Web site about how to contact and purchase prescription drugs from four approved mail-order Canadian pharmacies inspected and licensed by the board last year.

To purchase drugs from an approved Canadian Pharmacy visit www.medequote.net

Nevada residents would have to forward prescriptions from U.S. physicians to one of the pharmacies, and Canadian law requires a Canadian physician to review and approve each prescription before shipments are sent to the U.S. Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Buckley (D), who chairs the Legislative Commission, said that state residents would have the ability to order prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies over the Internet, by fax or by phone.

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