Summary and Statistics On The Number Of Americans Buying Prescription Drugs Online

It is estimated that approximately a million Americans use the Internet to make purchases for their requirement of prescription drugs every year, thus paying significantly less than they would have to pay at the local pharmacies.

Similar studies in this area of industry reveals that there are nearly 80 to 90 Internet web sites each offering prescription drugs, and have thus built a sound reputation as legitimate sellers. On the other hand there are a larger number of web sites that also sell prescription drugs, yet they are infamous for minting money and vanishing without a trace.

An important attractive incentive is the low prices offered by companies based in the neighboring countries of Mexico and Canada, both of who sell prescription drugs at rates that are as low as 70 percent than the prices charged at local pharmacies. This being the largest incentive, an increasing number of Americans are ordering prescription drugs from both Canada as well as Mexico.

One may however note that import of prescription drugs in illegal in the United States, yet the practice of importing drugs through mail order continues unabated.

Taking a neutral perspective, one may observe that a huge variety of prescription drugs costs much less in Mexico and Canada, while the same drugs are available to the average American consumers at prices which range anywhere from 70 to 100 percent higher.

The reasons are pretty simple. Mexican and Canadian governments have strict price control regulations in place, just as majority of other western governments. United States is perhaps only one of the countries where this benefit has been taken away from the consumer/patient and that too from other countries.