Which pharmacies provide prescriptions via online consultations?

Written by Tod Cooperman, MD | Posted May 03, 2019 | Updated November 21, 2019

All pharmacies verified through the PharmacyChecker Verification Program, which include those on the PharmacyChecker.com list of approved online pharmacies, require a valid prescription from your doctor or other licensed prescriber. None of the pharmacies in our program offer remote medical consultations, also referred to as "online consultations" or "online prescribing," as a basis for issuing a prescription. If you're ordering medication from a PharmacyChecker-verified online pharmacy, you will be required to provide the pharmacy with a prescription that you obtained from your doctor or other licensed prescriber. 

Safe Online Pharmacy Consultations for Prescription Medications

There are many rogue online pharmacies that offer bogus remote medical consultations, either meaning there is no real doctor or the consultation is inadequate to lawfully prescribe medication. Keep in mind that online pharmacies without verification from a reputable program, many that don't require a prescription at all, are more likely to be scams, send you fake or substandard medication and put your health at risk.

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Telemedicine and Remote Prescribing in the United States

In the U.S., Telemedicine, online physician consultation, is becoming more popular; however, regulatory oversight of telemedicine differs widely from state to state. The PharmacyChecker Verification Program only allows online pharmacies that offer remote prescribing consultations if the practice is expressly permitted by U.S. law in the state where the online consultation occurs.

PharmacyChecker.com may allow advertising by telemedicine sites that abide by U.S. law.

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PharmacyChecker-verified Pharmacies Require Valid Prescriptions

Unfortunately, people with substance abuse problems try to buy controlled substances online without having a valid prescription to do so, which can be very dangerous. The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act makes it a federal crime to sell controlled substances, such as opiate-based prescription drugs like Vicodin, Oxycodone and Fentanyl, over the Internet unless the online pharmacy has special permission to do so. States in which online prescribing is lawful do not generally extend that permission to controlled substances.

PharmacyChecker does not verify pharmacies that sell controlled substances in the U.S. without the proper licensure from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and full compliance with the Ryan Haight Act. International pharmacies that export controlled substances to customers in the U.S. are banned from the PharmacyChecker Verification Program entirely.

Read more about Types of Online Pharmacies

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What do I do to get xarelto? I need to take it daily and for life for a stroke that I had. My dr has been giving samples but soon I will need to find some that I can afford. Looks like canada has the prices that I can afford. I don't have insurance yet but at some point my ss disabilty is supposed to put me on Medicaid but dont know when. What should I do? Thanks Craig
Hi Craig-- Our Ask PharmacyChecker post about Xarelto savings should be super helpful: https://www.pharmacychecker.com/askpc/how-much-is-a-90-day-supply-of-xarelto/
Do I fax the prescription to you or is there an on line pharmacy the doctor can send over the internet
Hi there! We are not a pharmacy. PharmacyChecker verifies online pharmacies for your safety while shopping meds online, ensuring you avoid counterfeit medications. Here is a list of legitimate online pharmacies to which you may want to send your prescription if they carry your medication: https://www.pharmacychecker.com/online-pharmacy-ratings/
Hi there! We are not a pharmacy. PharmacyChecker verifies online pharmacies for your safety while shopping meds online, ensuring you avoid counterfeit medications. Here is a list of legitimate online pharmacies to which you may want to send your prescription if they carry your medication: https://www.pharmacychecker.com/online-pharmacy-ratings/
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Sylvia S.on Nov 6, 2022

I apologize to be writing on the review page
I am a pensioner, from South Africa. I'm looking for the best price for Xarelto. The state hospital prescribed Warfarin. I am totally allergic to warfarin

Please can you advise which is affordable to a pensioner.

Regards

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