We are keen to publish a concise yet
definitive country restrictions page here; please, if
you have anything to contribute, let us know by email
here:
The USA
The US Drug Enforcement Administration clearly
states all US Internet pharmacies have to be registered
and only provide prescription medications to patients
who already have a prescription which resulted from
a face-to-face consultation with a licensed physician.
Opponents of this ruling claim US residents are allowed
to personally import certain drugs from countries where
these medications are available freely over the counter,
so they should be allowed to buy the medications online
in the USA without seeing their doctor. For example
phentermine can be bought over the counter in Mexico.
DEA / US legislation seems to be most concerned with
the supply of pain killers rather than diet pills. Many
people point to moves to allow US residents to legally
import cheaper Canadian medications makes any legislation
to ban liberalized Internet pharmacies as duplicitous
at best. Although we can find no instance of a US resident
being prosecuted for buying personal use amounts of
prescription diet pills online, there may exist that
risk. American obesity sufferers who are at all concerned
about this should therefore either have a consultation
with their family physician or buy non-regulated, non-prescription
weight loss medications such as Phentramin-D.
UK / EU
Phentermine is not approved as a medication
in the EU and has been banned in the UK due to concerns
over its effectiveness and also whether it may be addictive.
Acomplia's approval has been recinded because of evidence
it causes chronic depression and can even make patients
suicidal.
WorldWide (Everyone)
Regrettably online pharmacies operating from
China yet portraying themselves as in the USA have sprung
up mostly in connection with email Spam; if you receive
an email inviting you to go to an Internet pharmacy
you should not. These convincing Chinese pharmacies
are believed to be responsible for a) abusing credit
card details (fraud) and b) sending dangerous look-alike
pills which are not what they claim to be and may well
be toxic / dangerous. Please do not trust Internet
Pharmacies promoted by Spam emails.
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