Can I deduct my prescription cost (I pay US price) that I get mailed from Canada Pharmacy?My US doctor faxes said prescription to them,

gardinereliz · ‎January 20, 2020

HelenC12 · ‎January 20, 2020

No, but see IRS Publication 502, page 16: Medicines and Drugs From Other Countries for additional information.

In general, you can't include in your medical expenses the cost of a prescribed drug brought in (or ordered and shipped) from another country.
You can only include the cost of a drug that was imported legally. For example, you can include the cost of a prescribed drug the Food and Drug Administration announces can be legally imported by individuals.
You can include the cost of a prescribed drug you purchase and consume in another country if the drug is legal in both the other country and the United States.

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