Anyone browsing online for ED medications can’t help but be confused by the vast number of online vendors purporting to sell genuine FDA-approved drugs. Many of these operations are based in third world countries, and the drugs they are selling in a large number of cases are counterfeit and may even contain harmful or toxic substances.
Technically, buying prescription drugs that are filled by pharmacies outside the United States is prohibited by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Like other states that have passed medical marijuana laws that conflict with federal laws, Maine in 2013 passed a law permitting state residents to order drugs from Canada and a handful of other countries.
To ensure that you’re buying Viagra or other prescription drugs from a reliable U.S.-based supplier, FDA suggests that you check out the website to determine the sponsoring organization, contact information, whether privacy is protected, and when the site’s information was written and/or last updated. If the website makes claims that seem too good to be true, they probably are and should be avoided.