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DEA Warning

Have confidence when purchasing controlled substances legally over the Internet from the pharmacies included in our accredited pharmacy checker referral service. Rest assured in knowing the pharmacy you choose to conduct your business with from within our prescription drug price comparison service is properly licensed with the DEA and conducts business in the U.S. A valid and existing prescription is required from your primary care face-to-face physician.

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What are the basic requirements for prescribing, dispensing, and importing controlled substances?

Only practitioners acting in the usual course of their professional practice may prescribe controlled substances. These practitioners must be registered with DEA and licensed to prescribe controlled substances by the State(s) in which they operate. Pharmacies filling prescriptions for controlled substances must also be registered with DEA and licensed to dispense controlled substances by the State(s) in which they operate. A prescription not issued in the usual course of professional practice or not for legitimate and authorized research is not considered valid. Both the practitioner and the pharmacy have a responsibility to ensure that only legitimate prescriptions are written and filled.

Pharmacists must receive written and manually signed prescriptions for Schedule II substances. They may receive oral or faxed prescriptions for Schedule III-V substances provided they confirm the legitimacy of the prescription and the practitioner. Prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances may not be refilled. Prescriptions for Schedule III-V controlled substances may be authorized to be refilled five times, but no prescription may be filled or refilled more than six months after the date on which the prescription was issued. Only those people who are registered with DEA as importers and who are in compliance with DEA requirements may have controlled substances shipped into the customs territory or jurisdiction of the U.S. from a foreign country.

DEA regulations covering prescriptions can be found in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 1306; rules on importers are found in 21 CFR 1312.

*Important Notice

A new federal law called The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 creates new regulations governing the practice of online pharmacy.

Online pharmacies selling controlled substances within the U.S. must have proper DEA registration, and require a "valid" prescription written by a doctor who has seen the patient in person (and, no pharmacy is permitted to send controlled substances into the U.S. from a foreign country. The new law applies to pharmacies marketing or selling Schedules I and/or II drugs, requiring that they obtain additional registration with the DEA, post a compliance statement, and include very specific site disclosures.

We're happy to inform you that all of the pharmacies included in our members-only prescription medication price comparison and licensed online pharmacy referral service are fully compliant with Public Law No: 110-425.