Oddly, however, Parsons noticed that some of the sites offering prescription-free drug delivery from overseas claim that such sales are actually legal. Such claims of legality are misleading, Outterson says. It's true that the laws governing U.S. Customs allow individuals to bring up to 50 prescription pills into the country, so they're not deprived of crucial medications. However, that law applies only to drugs that a person physically carries into the country, not stuff that's mail-ordered from abroad. Whether that's a concern for most customers is tough to say.
Parsons believes sites like On-Line Pill Box appeal primarily to addicts.
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