Online Medicines In Canada: Most Asked Questions Answered

When ordering online, there is a high risk of getting a fake. That’s why it is important to check the legitimacies of sites before buying from them. So, you can lose not only money but also health. Fraudsters will create fake websites or try to sell drugs at discounted prices without a license or permission. At Canada Drugs you can be sure that the medication you are receiving are real and high quality. 

Here’s a checklist for you to be sure you are shopping at a legitimate online pharmacy:

• Check if the name of the pharmacy chain is on the list of registered online pharmacies. True, there is no list yet, but it will appear soon – as permits are issued.
• Study the information on the website. There must be placed the details of the seller, terms of distance sale, a copy of the license.
• Compare prices when ordering with delivery and purchase through pharmacy aggregators. It may be cheaper to order medicine with free delivery to your nearest pharmacy than to pay a courier.
• Check your order. Open the box in front of the courier, make sure that the delivery conditions are met, inspect the packaging. Be sure to check the shelf life.
• If something is wrong, cancel the order. You won’t have to pay. Indicate all violations in the act or invoice.
• What are pressure correctors, and do they really help?
• Tell your elderly relatives how to check the contents of the order and the quality of delivery upon receipt.

 Is it possible to cancel the order?

 Yes, you can cancel your order. If the order was delivered on time, and everything is in order with the packaging and storage conditions, the order can be canceled until the payment is made. But you still must pay for the delivery. 

If the courier delivered the order late, the packaging of the medicine is damaged, it was not transported in a thermal container, or the manufacturer does not correspond to the declared one, that is, the quality is inadequate, you can refuse and pay nothing, even for delivery. 

If the courier delivered the order, and the buyer could not accept it through his own fault, you will have to pay for the delivery a second time. Detailed conditions of refusal and return must be studied in advance on the pharmacy website.

Who will deliver orders and how

Now that you know how to check the legitimacy of other online sites, lets look at how the ordering process at Canada Drugs Direct works.

Medicines can be ordered to your home or to someone else. Not necessarily at the place of registration – at any address. You can buy medicines for yourself or order them for your grandmother. But then the grandmother must have at least an electronic receipt with her to receive the purchase. 

The pharmacy can arrange delivery on its own or conclude an agreement with a courier service. In both cases, it is necessary to observe special conditions for storing medicines during transportation, for example, if the temperature regime is important. 

Each order must be sealed. If you order a drug that needs to be stored at a low temperature, it must be delivered with such requirements in mind. 

It is not necessary to take the courier’s word for it. At the request of the buyer, he must show how he was carrying the medicine. And if the storage conditions are violated, this is considered improper performance. 

The delivery cost is determined by the pharmacy. The documents do not say that delivery should be free. This is a separate service. And if the courier brought what you need and on time, delivery will have to be paid in any case.

What Medicines Can Be Ordered Remotely 

Distance selling is only available for over-the-counter drugs. 

The following drugs will not be sold with delivery: 

• Prescription.
• Over the counter.
• Psychotropic.
• With an alcohol content of more than 25%.

The remote sale of prescription drugs can be authorized by particular order in an emergency or the threat of the spread of dangerous diseases. Coronavirus infection is on this list.

How To Place An Order

 The docs list these options: 

• By phone. The phone number of the ordering service or information service must be indicated on the website of the pharmacy chain.
• Through the site. It must be mandatory.
• Within the mobile application, if any.

It is not necessary to take the courier’s word for it. At the request of the buyer, he must show how he was carrying the medicine. And if the storage conditions are violated, this is considered improper performance. 

The delivery cost is determined by the pharmacy. The documents do not say that delivery should be free. This is a separate service. And if the courier brought what you need and on time, delivery will have to be paid in any case.