What to Know About Illegally Buying Drugs in Mexico

There is something that I know that many Americans are not aware of. Being in the field of pharmacy, there are many eye-opening facts that I have learned, but the most shocking to me involved the drugs that are being sold in Mexico. Since I live in San Antonio, which is within some miles to Mexican Border, many Americans here travel to Mexico to obtain their prescription medications. Why do they do this? Well, their reasons may make sense...initially. The drugs are more available, they are cheaper, and most drugs that are sold in Mexico don't even require a prescription, even though a prescription would be required here in America.

Well, what's funny is this: Every pharmacy in the United States is equipped with someone who is in charge of disposing all of their un-used and expired medications. Well, these people do the dirty work for pharmacies everywhere. They sell these under-potent and expired drugs to other places that will sell them for dirt cheap. Luckily, these people who are going to sell the drugs don't accept any drugs that are under 70% of their natural potency. Also, they don't accept drugs that can cause damage to the body if they are expired, such as medications known as Tetracyclines. If Tetracyclines are taken, and they are expired, they can cause immediate death.

First of all, bringing drugs from Mexico that are supposed to be only obtained with a prescription is illegal. If it doesn't have the FDA's stamp of approval on it, or if it's a medication that's a copy-cat of a U.S. drug that has already been approved, then the medications is not 'approved' according to the United States. Any kind of controlled substances are subject to the United State's DEA, which is the Drug Enforcement Agencies. Any run in with these guys with the blue jackets and the big yellow lettering in the back can prove to be a life-damager to you and your family. Being caught in illegal possession of a controlled drug is a serious crime, and more serious is giving/selling others drugs that you are currently taking, especially controlled substances.

Why shouldn't you buy drugs that are sold illegally? First of all, as you already know, you'd be breaking the law. And the consequences for this are severe. Not only can you get detained and arrested here, but you can get detained and arrested in Mexico. The penalties are pretty bad, and can include 25 years worth of jail sentences. You can't assume that the Mexican pharmacy employees have been thoroughly trained, or that the medicine they are selling is of high quality. Some of that stuff they are selling is simply counterfeit and way below the United States standards for prescription medications. If you happen to take some of the drugs that you bought illegally in Mexico, and you suffer some serious repercussion from it, then there is nothing the United States or Mexico can do for you. Same thing goes for if the illegal medication doesn't work. The only way you can bring drugs from Mexico into the United States is by having a prescription, and the drug has to be in its original container. In conclusion, it simply isn't worth it. Not only are you getting below quality drugs, but you're endangering your life in more ways than one.