Study: Canadian Online Pharmacies Cheaper than U.S. Drugstores

U.S. residents could save an average of 24% by purchasing prescription drugs from online Canadian pharmacies instead of U.S. drugstores. The McGill University (Quebec) study, which was published in the September 20, 2005 "Annals of Internal Medicine," compared the prices of 44 top-selling brand-name medications at 12 Canadian online pharmacies with the prices on the Web sites of three U.S. chain drugstores: CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreen. Dr. Mark J. Eisenberg is the lead author.