Mail Order Prescriptions



February 7, 2002

From CBS Newsroom

A healthy dog, Kipling, loves playing catch like any other Golden Retriever. However, he's a bit different. Kipling has only one eye. A year ago, the dog contracted a fungus which invaded his body and infected his eye cavity. Kipling's vet told his owner, in order to cure the dog, they would have to buy a large quantity of a prescription drug. And, Kipling would have to stay on the drug for several months. The prescription was extremely expensive. The vet then suggested the family use an online service in Canada. The family tried the service, and saved hundreds of dollars. At Walmart they paid $214.28 for 28 pills, which comes out to $7.68 per pill. Through a pharmacy in Canada they paid $460.00 for 164 pills, or $2.80 per pill. A few weeks after buying medicine for his dog, Glenn Smucker started ordering medicine for himself.