Canadian Officials Disagree on Reimportation of Prescription Drugs

Canadablogging continues! The province of Manitoba is where many of the internet pharmacies are based, and they are at odds with the Canadian health minister, who wants to “crackdown” on the entire industry.

Incidentally, why are many of the internet drug stores based in Manitoba? I wondered the same thing. Here is what I found:

Some of the most popular pharmacies for Americans are in Manitoba, where pharmacists were quick to recognize the efficiency of using the internet to reach the U.S. market. A steady supply of cheap warehouse space combined with more relaxed rules for issuing prescriptions over the phone make Manitoba a popular destination for U.S. consumers. Today, it’s estimated that anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent of Manitoba’s 1,500 pharmacists work for an internet pharmacy.