Buying Botox® from Canada

Keep in mind, that the importation of cosmetic injectables can be a felony, subject to one year in prison and $100,000 in fines. 

In 2009, 5 physicians, a nurse and a practice manager in New York plead pled guilty to using Botox® that was not sourced through proper channels. 

So as a physician you should not order Botox® over the internet at discount prices, because the botox may have been obtained outside of the US or it could be counterfeit. 

Physicians are told at our Aesthetic Medicine Symposium that they should only buy Botox® directly from Allergan. When they do this, they will also qualify to offer their patients Allergan’s Brilliant Distinctions patient loyalty program.

As a US-based physician or licensed healthcare provider, it can be tempting to buy Botox® from Canada since it’s about $100/vial cheaper in Canada than in the US (we can thank the FDA required review process for the increase). 

However, keep in mind you would be injecting botox without medical malpractice insurance.