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   Published on: 12/5/2004   Last Visited: 2/7/2006

   The Vermont Board of Pharmacy filed a complaint earlier this year with the secretary of state's Office of Professional Regulation alleging that Discount Prescription Services (formerly American Drug Club) should be shut down because it was not a licensed pharmacy, according to Thomas Anderson, president of Discount Prescription Services.
   
   An ensuing investigation found no basis for the complaint of unprofessional conduct, which was dismissed in September.
   
   "We're not a pharmacy, and we don't stock any drugs or sell any drugs," Anderson said.
   
   Rather than being in the business of selling prescription drugs, Anderson said his company helps Vermonters obtain their medications from a licensed Canadian pharmacy, helping clients fill out the required paperwork, which is then mailed or faxed to Canada. Clients then receive their medications in the mail, usually within two weeks
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   Anderson, who also sells life and group health insurance, started Discount Prescription Services earlier this year to help Vermonters purchase Canadian drugs, which cost 30 to 80 percent less than the same drugs sold in the U.S.
   
   Today, Anderson said, Discount Prescription Drugs has several hundred customers, mostly senior citizens on fixed incomes, who have a hard time paying for their U.S.-bought medications. He said approximately 80 percent of the business is repeat orders.
   
   Like the Vermont Board of Pharmacy, the federal Food and Drug Administration has balked at endorsing the reimportation of Canadian drugs. But Anderson argues that safety is not an issue.
   
   "There certainly haven't been any problems at all," he said. "As long as we deal with Canada, they operate exactly as we do."
   
   While heartened by the ruling by the secretary of state's office, Anderson said the real answer lies in lowering prescription drug prices in this country.
   
   There is growing sentiment in Congress to legalize the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada. Late last month, a contingent of state and local officials from Vermont attended a meeting in Boston on the issue.
   
   Anderson said he has received support from Rep.
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   Anderson said he is still considering opening a branch office in Rutland.