Can a U.S. resident go to Canada, buy prescription drugs and bring them back on the ferry?
Yes, but there are limits. U.S. residents can “import up to 50 dosage units of controlled medication without a valid prescription at an international land border,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. “These medications must be declared upon arrival, be for your own personal use and in their original container.” Even then, some medications might not be allowed in the country if they haven’t been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “Unapproved new drugs are any drugs, including foreign-made versions of U.S. approved drugs, that have not received FDA approval to demonstrate they meet the federal requirements for safety and effectiveness,” according to the FDA. For more details, go to: www.fda.gov/importeddrugs.
