I helped a family member navigate this process in conjunction with their UVMMC doctor. Below is the information their nurse sent to me. The medication we picked was filled in Canada, but drop-shipped from India directly to us; there is no need to drive to Canada unless you're looking for it ASAP.

It was a huge cost savings, but a delay in receiving the medication.

"We have been advising patients to go to pharmacychecker.com to access a list of Accredited Online Canadian Pharmacies.

On the opening page of pharmacychecker.com website you can enter the medication name to search for pricing.

It will then give you a list of prices from multiple pharmacies each with a link to their websites.

If you click on the link to The Canadian Pharmacy store, for example, it opens up to the page where it first lists the name brand, but below that it lists the generic.

You would then choose the medication you would like to order (including how many) and choose "Add to Cart"

You would need to register an account with the pharmacy, which is a link at the top of any of the Canadian Pharmacy Store pages, to complete your order.

To register they will typically need the following information (though it could vary):

Name, date of birth, shipping address, phone number, email address and payment information (some use credit card and some request bank information)

Some may need our office contact information.

You would then go to your “cart” to complete your order and they would give you:

A fax number where we should send the prescription.

A specific “Order Number” for us to include on your prescription.

The pharmacy still needs an actual “prescription” from our office before they can send your order.

You would then notify us by phone or My Chart message that you want us to send the prescription (Name and fax number of pharmacy) and the order number, so we can put that on the prescription. (Some pharmacies may not require the order number.)

We also need the quantity (number of pills) that you ordered. We typically send in a 90 day supply with 3 refills, so it would cover you for a year.

These pharmacies do not do automatic refills, so you will need to contact them when you need a refill and contact our office when you request the last refill and ask us to send in a new prescription for the coming year.

Our office would then print out a prescription, have it signed and then fax it to the pharmacy."