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Online Canadian Prescription Drugs Available to Nevadans

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The state website to buy Canadian prescription drugs online is now up and running. Governor Kenny Guinn gave final approval this week.

The site provides links to the four approved pharmacies where Nevadans can buy prescription drugs from Canada. 

Click here to to visit the State of Nevada's Approved Canadian Pharmacies online

Five more Canadian pharmacies have applied to be licensed in Nevada.

(May 5) -- Nevadans can buy cheaper Canadian prescription drugs beginning next week. A state legislative committee gave final approval to rules allowing Nevada residents to make the purchases online.

So far, the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy licensed four Canadian pharmacies that meet the standards set by the state. The bottom line is, right now, any resident of Nevada can legally buy the cheaper Canadian drugs from those four companies.

In just ten minutes Thursday morning, a vote makes what Angie Lopez has been doing for two years legal.

Lopez needs an important arthritis relief drug to live without pain. At the pharmacy in Las Vegas it costs more than $100 a month. But for the past two years she's spent just $78 for a three-month supply. Her secret is to shop Canadian pharmacies. Now she can do it legally.

Lopez said, "I know it will help a lot of seniors in the same situation as I am."

The vote by the legislative committee means any Nevada resident -- not just seniors -- can buy prescription drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies.

David MacKay represents one of the four Canadian pharmacies already licensed. "This means safe and legal access for Nevadans, and it's about time," he said.

Nevada becomes the ninth state to allow residents to buy Canadian prescription drugs. It's the first state to require a license. MacKay says the extra step that guarantees a legitimate pharmacy and protects Nevadans.

For Lopez, it means she won't have to worry about breaking any state laws, has more money for food, and at the same time saves $222 every three months.

State Assemblywoman Barbara Buckley points Lopez as justification for allowing Nevadans to buy Canadian prescription drugs. Buckley sits on the legislative committee that approved new rules.

Buckley, (D) Las Vegas, said, "It was pretty clear that our national policies are a disgrace."

Buckley says by licensing the Canadian pharmacies Nevadans won't blindly turn to the Internet and get tainted drugs. David MacKay takes it a step further.

MacKay, with Canada Way Drugs, said, "It allows for disciplinary action -- disciplinary review of our facility, as well as guaranteeing the safety and access for Nevada citizens."

The state will list the four licensed Canadian pharmacies on a website, which will be up  sometime during the week of May 8th. Five more Canadian pharmacies have applied to be licensed in Nevada.

Here are the four Canadian pharmarcies that will take part in the program:

Granville Pharmacy
Canada Way Drugs
Extended Care Pharmacy
Hometown Meds

There is a state website for consumers  to give you more information on the program.

Email reporter Edward Lawrence at elawrence@klastv.com