About PharmacyChecker
PharmacyChecker helps people find the lowest prices on prescription medication among licensed pharmacies located across the globe. We are the only independent company that verifies and monitors the credentials of international online pharmacies and compares the prices of the prescription drugs available from these licensed pharmacies.
The cost of a prescription medication alone can mean the difference between patients adhering to their prescribed drug therapy and having to go without. Patients who choose to compare pricing globally before purchasing their medication often save 70-90% — savings like this has meant thousands of dollars a year for users of PharmacyChecker drug price comparisons. Everyone deserves the opportunity and choice to achieve the greatest cost savings on their prescribed medications, whether that means through a local pharmacy discount coupon, patient assistance, or international mail order.
Launched in 2003 by founder Tod Cooperman, M.D., PharmacyChecker fills a critical need for a growing number of patients worldwide turning to the Internet to find affordable and accessible prescription medications, including from pharmacies outside their home country, without the necessary guidance to protect their health.
PharmacyChecker verifications and price comparisons have been referenced by AARP Magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, and many others. We are a stakeholder in the online, consumer-driven healthcare community, seeking a safe internet environment that promotes innovation and new business models that serve public health.
PharmacyChecker Management
Tod Cooperman, MD
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Dr. Tod Cooperman is a noted researcher, writer, and speaker on consumer healthcare issues. He has testified on health and nutrition issues before subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives and has been an invited lecturer at the National Institutes of Health. In addition to founding PharmacyChecker.com, Dr. Cooperman founded Consumerlab.com, the leading independent evaluator of dietary supplements (vitamin, mineral, herbal, and non-herbal) and nutrition products. Dr. Cooperman also founded CareData Reports, Inc., an evaluator of consumer satisfaction with managed care (now a division of J.D. Power and Associates).
Dr. Cooperman is a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine and received his bachelor's degree in Medical Sciences and Economics from Boston University.
Dr. Cooperman is a member of the Board of Directors of The NVLD Project, which is dedicated to helping those with Non-Verbal Learning Disability, a developmental visual-spatial disorder.
Lucia Mueller
President
Lucia Mueller provides strategic direction and manages business operations, development, and communications at PharmacyChecker. Starting as Communications Manager for PharmacyChecker in 2017, she has worked to promote global online access to safe and affordable prescription medications, educating and warning consumers about the risks of websites that lack proper vetting. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Ask PharmacyChecker. Lucia serves on the board of directors of Prescription Justice, a nonprofit that brings together doctors, lawyers, public health and consumer advocates, and political activists dedicated to lowering drug prices in the United States.
Lucia received a Bachelor of Science in Corporate & Political Communications with certificates in Business Foundations and European Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed the Institute on Business and Government Affairs program at Georgetown University.
Outside of patient advocacy, Lucia enjoys experimenting with various art mediums, helping native plants and wildlife thrive, and traveling with her friends and family. She is a certified English as a Second or Foreign Language teacher and volunteers as an English teacher at her local library. She also volunteers as an art teacher with the EArtH Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping underprivileged children in India.
Ross Phan, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, BCGP, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy Verification and Information
Dr. Ross Phan manages and oversees the PharmacyChecker International Pharmacy Verification Program. Her years of experience practicing in different pharmacy settings led to multiple board certifications, which include ambulatory care, geriatrics, and pharmacotherapy. She also has several state pharmacist licenses that provide her with a firm understanding of various laws, rules, and regulations. As a former pharmacy manager of an independent pharmacy, Dr. Phan successfully oversaw a compliant and safe practice, which is evident from the positive reports during inspection visits. She also utilized her core competency in research to adapt her extensive experience in developing, updating, and maintaining documents to ensure policy improvement, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. Dr. Phan is also the founder of Off Script Consults, a pharmacy consulting business. Achievements include presenting accurate, balanced, and high-quality content in an engaging way that addresses questions relating to pharmacy, drug safety, savings, and other medication issues.
She received her doctorate in pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 and her master’s in business at the Quantic School of Business and Technology in 2019.
When Dr. Phan isn’t practicing pharmacy, she enjoys walking or hiking with her husband and two dogs. Dr. Phan also tries to find some time for her other hobbies, which include rock climbing, running, and playing pickleball.
Nathan Walker
Director of Information Technology
Nathan Walker maintains the PharmacyChecker.com website, along with the tools PharmacyChecker uses to accredit and monitor pharmacies in its International Pharmacy Verification Program. He also manages the PharmacyChecker Listing Program, facilitating the organization and publication of international mail order and U.S. pharmacy coupon drug price comparisons on PharmacyChecker.com.
Nathan received a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware, where he spent time working in Nanophotonics and Materials Science labs and became interested in programming. He has held positions as an educator, teaching science, engineering, math, and music.
Nathan enjoys performing and recording music, DIY projects, biology, technology, religion, and philosophy.
Jordan Burns, CPhT
Pharmacy Information and Compliance Manager
Jordan Burns is responsible for managing the verification of online and dispensing pharmacy safety credentials in the PharmacyChecker Verification Program under the direction of the Vice President for Pharmacy Verification and Information. She conducts audits of pharmacies, ensuring licenses are verified, and website marketing claims are truthful, among other high standards of international online pharmacy practice. She also manages patient-consumer relations on Ask PharmacyChecker. Jordan has been a National Board Certified Pharmacy Technician, licensed in Arizona, since 2008. She has held numerous management positions in various pharmacy settings. As Associate Manager, Pharmacy Technician for Banner University Medical Center Tucson, she led the inpatient pharmacy compliance team; responsible for USP 797 and 800 documentation, yearly technician validation testing, and Joint Commission preparedness work.
Jordan earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration- Healthcare Management Degree from Western Governors University’s College of Business.
Jordan is an avid runner and strongly believes in the power of movement as a form of medicine.
PharmacyChecker Advisors
Gabriel Levitt, MA
Mr. Levitt co-founded PharmacyChecker in 2002, starting out as director of research and operations and serving for eight years as the company’s president. He continues to advise the company on matters relating to public policy and advocacy. He is the founder of Prescription Justice, a non-profit organization dedicated to lowering drug prices in America, and the Prescription Justice Institute, which is committed to putting patient access to healthcare first in the digital global marketplace. Mr. Levitt has testified before Congress on issues relating to access to affordable medicines and Internet freedom, published many reports and op-eds relating to online pharmacies, personal drug importation, and drug prices, and is the proud author of a chapter in Hacking Politics, an anthology about defeating the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). He formerly served on the board of advisors for the Business Initiative for Health Policy (BIHP). Mr. Levitt is the president emeritus of the United Nations Association Brooklyn Chapter. He received his M.A. in International Relations from American University and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science from Roger Williams University. He is currently pursuing a law degree at Brooklyn Law School. Follow Gabe's work on prescription drug law, regulations and policy at PolicyPrescription.com.
Andrew Brown, PharmD
Dr. Brown advises PharmacyChecker.com on its Verification Program. Previously, he worked for Walgreens as a community pharmacist providing care to diverse patient populations and in pharmaceutical compounding with a concentration on sterile compounding QA/QC. Certified in aseptic compounding, he has extensive experience in various cGMP practices pertaining to Outsourcing Facilities, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and performing CAPA and Root Cause Analysis. He is a member of the American Society for Quality and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Andrew received his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from Albany College of Pharmacy.
Information Collection
Prices
Pharmacy prices listed on PharmacyChecker.com are gathered from price files that accredited online pharmacies periodically submit to PharmacyChecker. Pharmacies accredited through the PharmacyChecker Verification Program are required to keep their prices as accurate as possible. If you find a price listed on PharmacyChecker that does not match an online pharmacy website, please contact us at listingprogram@pharmacychecker.com.
Pharmacy Licenses
Pharmacy licenses are checked directly with appropriate local pharmacy boards.
Pharmacy Profiles
PharmacyChecker.com provides detailed information profiles of online pharmacies. Policies, procedures, contact information, and other information about online pharmacies are collected directly from the sites and then sent to these sites for review and verification.
Online Pharmacy Profile Example
Ownership, Affiliations, and Sources of Revenue
PharmacyChecker.com, LLC is a privately held company based in Westchester County, New York. PharmacyChecker.com is not affiliated with any pharmacy or with any manufacturer or distributor of health products. It is an affiliate of ConsumerLab.com, an independent evaluator of dietary supplements and nutrition products. Revenues are derived from fees generated from the PharmacyChecker Verification Program, pharmacy listings, U.S. Prescription Discount Card, and advertising.
Public Comment
PC welcomes input from any interested party (e.g., consumer groups, retailers, healthcare professionals, academic and commercial researchers, manufacturers, government agencies, trade groups, etc.) on its evaluations and reporting. Comments and questions should be submitted to info@pharmacychecker.com.
