Discovering YOU Magazine January 2019 Issue | Page 17

HEALTH MATTERS

medications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its Canadian counterpart, Health Canada, have equivalent standards when it comes to prescription medications.

4) The problem is only going to get worse. The growth of spending on pharmaceuticals is expected to grow an average of 6.3 percent per year due to increasing drug prices and use of specialty drugs, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. By 2020, the Department of Commerce estimates that Americans will spend an estimated $610 billion on prescription drugs.

Now is the time to find an online pharmacy that you can trust to access safe and affordable prescription medications.

As with all industries, there are "rogue" players and other bad actors on the Internet. However, consumers can find licensed, legitimate online pharmacies that can be trusted. Licensed, legitimate pharmacies have safety protocols in place, including requiring a signed prescription from a patient's doctor, and they don't sell opioids or other controlled substances via the Internet.

To learn more on this topic and find an online pharmacy, visit https://personalimportation.org.

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its Canadian counterpart, Health Canada, have equivalent standards when it comes to prescription medications."

" ....consumers can find licensed, legitimate online pharmacies that can be trusted."