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Is It Illegal to Buy Non-Controlled Prescription Medications from Another Country

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  • 07-05-2010, 11:41 AM
    russharv63
    Is It Illegal to Buy Non-Controlled Prescription Medications from Another Country
    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Virginia Is it legal or illegal for me to buy non-controlled prescription medication on the internet from a pharmacy without providing a prescription and ordering it from another country? I live in the USA.
  • 07-05-2010, 08:29 PM
    TheArgumentative
    Re: Is It Illegal to Buy Non-Controlled Prescription Medications from Another Country
    I doubt it would be illegal if the substance is not controlled, but it's probably not a good idea. Online Canadian pharmacies (which are actually Chinese) offer cheap prices, but you may get the wrong dose, the wrong meds, poison, or who knows what else. That it might be illegal is the least of your worries.
  • 07-05-2010, 10:19 PM
    cyjeff
    Re: Is It Illegal to Buy Non-Controlled Prescription Medications from Another Country
    The fact that you need a prescription to get it makes it controlled.
  • 07-20-2010, 09:44 AM
    TheArgumentative
    Re: Is It Illegal to Buy Non-Controlled Prescription Medications from Another Country
    No, there's a specific legal classification for "controlled substances" separate from the usual rules about prescriptions; painkillers like morphine are controlled substances; antihistamines (even if they require a prescription) are not.
  • 07-20-2010, 10:41 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Is It Illegal to Buy Non-Controlled Prescription Medications from Another Country
    Quote:

    Quoting TheArgumentative
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    No, there's a specific legal classification for "controlled substances" separate from the usual rules about prescriptions; painkillers like morphine are controlled substances; antihistamines (even if they require a prescription) are not.

    Correct.

    Here's the USDOJ's DEA list of controlled substances.
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