The specialty medicine you need, with guaranteed authenticity and quality.
When my insurance changed, the medicine I need to treat my Grover’s Disease became unaffordable. PharmaVisa was able to get it for me at a 40% discount over my U.S. pharmacy. Not only was it significantly more cost-effective, it was also fast and easy. Thank you PharmaVisa!
Sam, San Francisco, CAPharmaVisa saved me when I lost access to the medicine I rely on to manage my chronic condition. I depend on my daily dosage of Bosentan (Tracleer) to control the debilitating ulcers on my hands caused by scleroderma.
Amy, Hollywood, FL.I’ve relied on PharmaVisa for more than three years to provide my prescription at a substantial cost advantage. I appreciate how easy they make it to get my medication.
Brett, Hollywood, FLI have used PharmaVisa for several years as a source to receive pharmaceuticals that were considerably more expensive in the U.S., even with our health insurance plans. Both Cymbalta and Cyclobenzaprine have been very effective in treating my fibromyalgia and decreasing my migraines.
Marsha, Coral Springs, FL
FAQ
Legal Issues
If you obtain a receipt/proof of confiscation and provide it to your PharmaVisa customer service representative, PharmaVisa will refund 75% of the cost upfront and guide you through the legal process to get the remaining 25% back.
In the highly unlikely event you are told you cannot bring your medicine into the U.S, ask the Customs and Border Patrol official if you can return the product to the PharmaVisa representative. If your medicine is taken from you, you should obtain a receipt/record from a Customs and Border Patrol official. Call your PharmaVisa customer service representative, who will be waiting just outside of Customs, and let them know what happened. They will go over your options with you and advise you on what to do next.
You will need to provide your U.S. prescription prior to traveling to our office in the Bahamas. PharmaVisa will verify your prescription and issue you a Bahamian prescription identical to yours so that you may legally obtain your needed medication. You will carry this prescription along with your medication with you when you cross through U.S. Customs in Nassau before returning to the U.S.
PharmaVisa will provide you with detailed instructions for how to carry your prescription through customs and how to navigate every situation you might expect. Because U.S. Customs screening is in Nassau and not upon your arrival in the U.S., your customer service representative can and will be waiting just outside of Customs until you confirm you have made it through to your gate, or will assist you if needed. We advise you to answer truthfully any questions asked by you of Customs and Border Patrol officials. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Technically, no; however, people who have imported small quantities of prescription medication for their own use, according to the FDA, have not been prosecuted. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol takes its enforcement stance from the FDA and does not focus on personal importation.
By law, individual citizens are prohibited from importing prescription drugs into the U.S. However, the FDA provides guidance for “Coverage of Personal Importations” of unapproved drugs. The FDA may allow an individual entering the U.S. to import up to a three-month supply of an unapproved drug if the following conditions are met:
- The intended use of the drug is for a serious condition for which effective treatment may not be available domestically, either through commercial or clinical means;
- The drug will not be distributed commercially by the importer;
- The product is considered not to represent an unreasonable risk;
- The individual seeking to import the drug affirms that the drug is for the patient’s own use and provides the name and address of the doctor licensed in the U.S. responsible for his or her treatment with the product, or provides evidence that the product is for continuation of treatment begun in a foreign country.
In practice, the FDA has not prosecuted people who import drugs for personal use, particularly for amounts that equal only a few months’ supply. Ninety-nine percent (99%) of personal imports reach the consumers awaiting them. The FDA itself says that its enforcement efforts around importation are focused on medication imported for commercial use, fraudulent drugs and products that pose high health risks. Consequently, 19 million Americans—about 8% of the adult population—rely upon personal importation from international pharmacies to afford needed medications.
Cost
As prices can fluctuate daily, please contact us through the form below or by phone or email to receive pricing options for the medication you need.
Americans pay some of the highest prices for prescription drugs among developed nations—anywhere from two to six times more than the rest of the world. The reasons are varied and complex. U.S. drug manufacturers set their own prices, as opposed to other countries in which drug prices are regulated and often negotiated by government entities and/or national health programs. Finally, some of these products do not yet have generic competition in the United States, which reduces the cost to patients.
Quality + Safety
Yes. PharmaVisa only purchases drugs from manufacturers and distributors authorized by the company who developed them. The drugs are the same brand name drugs as available in the U.S.—often made in the same plant at the same time—with the primary differences being the language(s) on the labeling and package and sometimes the appearance (e.g., shape, color) of the product. PharmaVisa assures the product’s authenticity and “chain of custody”; in other words, we can trace the product back to the plant where it was manufactured, where it was distributed, and where it was wholesaled. We stand 100% behind the quality and safety of our drugs.
Yes, they are. U.S. pharmaceuticals are made in many countries. In fact, 40% of the finished pharmaceutical products sold in the United States are imported from foreign countries. These products are made by the same brand manufacturers and are often manufactured in the same plants as the U.S. supply. Foreign prescription drugs can come from FDA-registered plants and be identical to those sold in U.S. pharmacies in every way except their labeling, packaging, and sometimes the appearance (e.g., shape/color) of the product. These drugs are legally manufactured, safe, and effective per the regulatory authorities in their country of origin and their country of sale.
Travel
We will refer you to a travel agent who specializes in the Bahamas. That person can assist you with your flights and hotel arrangements.
You may send a family member or close friend to be your representative and pick up your medication. They will need to have your original U.S. prescription, as well as the PharmaVisa-issued Bahamian prescription identical to your U.S. original, when they come to PharmaVisa.
No, you or a designated representative must come to our office in the Bahamas to pick up your medication in person. Because the specialty medications we source for you are extremely valuable, we want to minimize the risk of loss or confiscation. The safest and most secure way to get your needed prescriptions is to carry them in your hands, or in those of a designated family member or close friend, back to your home.