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Re:2,000% price hike for infant seizure drug called 'absurd' by imgabe on Monday November 16, 2015 @04:11PM (#10577187)
There may be requirements to purchase the drug from manufacturers that comply with government regulated quality controls.

Not that someone who really needs the drug couldn't seek out an online source to get it cheaply from overseas, but doctors may not be able to legally prescribe it from those places.

I don't have any knowledge on the subject though, just speculating. At least in the US buying directly from overseas pharmacies seems to be more or less illegal.

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Re:2,000% price hike for infant seizure drug called 'absurd' by mgkimsal on Monday November 16, 2015 @04:41PM (#10577416)
"doctors may not be able to legally prescribe it from those places."

We just get a prescription and have it filled wherever's cheapest. It's not up to the doctor to say where it can be filled...

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Re:2,000% price hike for infant seizure drug called 'absurd' by imgabe on Monday November 16, 2015 @05:29PM (#10577742)
It may be illegal for pharmacies operating in Canada to buy from those manufacturers then, I don't know. I'm just saying there are possible additional risks with buying drugs of unknown provenance. It's not necessarily as simple as "just buy it from China or India".
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