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Consumer Education: Buying Medicine From Outside the United States 

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All of these resources are printable. The high resolution version will take longer to open, but will give the best print quality.

To obtain printed copies of any of these materials, please email your request by title to: dpapubs@fda.hhs.gov. You can also call 301-796-3703 or 1-888-INFO-FDA. Graphic files for printing in large quantities or reformatting can also be obtained.

Slim Jim

Printed size 4” x 9"; 2-sided; 4-color; in English and Spanish; six ways in which imported medicine can put your health at risk.

Title "Looks can be deceiving.  The medicine you buy from outside the United States may be unsafe or ineffective.  Don’t risk your health."

“Las apariencias engañan. La medicina que usted compra fuera de Los Estados Unidos puede ser peligrosa y deficiente. No arriesgue su salud.”
"Looks can be deceiving. The medicine you buy across the borders may be unsafe or ineffective. Don’t risk your health."
English version
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  • PDF (low resolution, view version)
  • PDF (high resolution, print version)
“Las apariencias engañan. La medicina que usted compra fuera de Los Estados Unidos puede ser peligrosa y deficiente. No  arriesgue su salud.”
En Español
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  • PDF (baja resolución, versión para ver)
  • PDF (alta resolución, versión para imprimir)
     

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Flyers

Printed size 8” x 11 1/2”; black and white; in English; health risks of buying medicine from outside the United States.

Title "Looks Can Be Deceiving. The medicine you buy from outside the United States may be unsafe or ineffective.  Don't risk your health." 
  • text-HTML
  • PDF (low resolution, view version)
  • PDF (high resolution, print version)

 

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Print public service announcements

Printed sizes 8” x 10”; 4-color; in English. Other sizes available upon request.

Title "Buying Medicine from Outside the U.S. is Risky Business. It’s a Gamble You Can’t Afford to Take."
"Buying Medicine from Outside the U.S. is Risky Business. It’s a Gamble You Can’t Afford to Take."
"Buying Medicine from Outside the U.S. is Risky Business. It’s a Gamble You Can’t Afford to Take."

 

Title "Buying Medicine from Outside the U.S. is Risky Business. Think it’s safe buying medicine from outside the United States? Think again."
"Buying Medicine from Outside the U.S. is Risky Business. Think it’s safe buying medicine from outside the United States? Think again."
"Buying Medicine from Outside the U.S. is Risky Business. Think it’s safe buying medicine from outside the United States? Think again."

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Posters

Printed size 14" x 30"; 4-color; in English and Spanish.

Title "Looks can be deceiving. The medicine you buy from outside the United States may be unsafe or ineffective. Don't risk your health."

“Las apariencias engañan. La medicina que usted compra fuera de Los Estados Unidos puede ser peligrosa y deficiente. No arriesgue su salud.”
"Looks can be deceiving. The medicine you buy across the borders may be unsafe or ineffective. Don’t risk your health."
English version
  • text-HTML
  • PDF (low resolution, view version)
  • PDF (high resolution, print version)
“Las apariencias engañan. La medicina que usted compra fuera de Los Estados Unidos puede ser peligrosa y deficiente. No  arriesgue su salud.”
En Español
  • texto-HTML
  • PDF (baja resolución, versión para ver)
  • PDF (alta resolución, versión para imprimir)
     

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Internet Public Service Announcement Banners

Sizes vary; 4-color; English; can be used on Web sites and linked to the pertinent “Consumer Education” Web page. Other sizes may be available upon request.

Title "Buying Medicine from Outside the Unites States is Risky Business"
"Buying Medicine from Outside the Unites States is Risky Business"
  • JPG (240 x 58 pixels, for Web use)

FDA suggests that the banner graphic link to the FDA "Importing Prescription Drugs"  Web page or the "Consumer Education: Buying Medicine from Outside the United States" Web page.
"Buying Medicine from Outside the Unites States is Risky Business"
  • JPG (140 x 140 pixels, for Web use)

FDA suggests that the banner graphic link to the FDA "Importing Prescription Drugs"  Web page or the "Consumer Education: Buying Medicine from Outside the United States" Web page.

 

For more information about importing medicine from outside the United States, please visit the FDA page, “Importing Prescription Drugs,” at www.fda.gov/importeddrugs.

For related topics, see the FDA Web sites:

"Combating Counterfeit Drugs," at www.fda.gov/counterfeit.
"Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online," at: www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline.
“Consumer Education: Generic Drugs” at www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/generic_text.htm
“Office of Generic Drugs” at www.fda.gov/cder/ogd

Consumer Education: Buying Medicine From Outside the United States

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Date created: September 27, 2004; updated April 1, 2008
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