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When can I purchase medications from a supplier outside the U.S.?
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibits persons from importing into the United States any prescription drug that has not been approved for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or which is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Act. Moreover, in those instances where a U.S. manufacturer makes an FDA-approved prescription drug and sends it abroad, the Act also prohibits any person other than the original manufacturer from importing the drug back into the U.S. Thus, in virtually all instances, individual citizens are prohibited from importing prescription drugs into the U.S. Pharmaceutical shipments discovered in the inbound international express stream or International Mail by CBP are referred to the FDA for their examination.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov
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