[3] According to Managed Care, an industry magazine, about a million Americans a year get drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies that are certified by CIPA.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and five other sponsors have introduced legislation that would allow Americans with a U.S. prescription to order a 90-day supply of medicines from a licensed Canadian pharmacy.
[4] CIPA has appeared frequently in the news as an advocate for safe online pharmacy practices and the lower prices of drugs available outside of the United States,[5][6] though not without significant controversy.
[10][11] Since 2017, CIPA has been an active collaborator with the University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy;[12] York University, Dahdaleh Institute of Global Health Research;[13] RightsCon (2017[14] and 2018[15]) and the United Nations Internet Governance Forums (2019[16] and 2020[17]) toward establishing international, multi-stakeholder developed Principles, Standards, and Norms for the sale of medicines over the Internet.
Aria Ilyad Ahmad’s argues that “Voluntary self-regulation approaches also play an important role for mediating trust between consumers and Internet Pharmacies.