Medixrx.com is a pharmacy promising outstanding service to its customers. They claim to have competitive pricing on their high-quality medications, with free shipping. We review what the business has to offer customers, finding some interesting discrepancies customers should be aware of.
Website | medixrx.com | |
Business Name | Medix Pharmacy | |
Business Address | 283 Danforth Ave, Suite 466 Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N2 Canada | |
License | Yes | |
Country of origin of medications | Canada | |
Countries where warehouses are located | Canada | |
Phone numbers/customer support | Yes | |
Mirror/Related websites | N/A | |
Medication counterfeiting | Low Possibility | |
Risk of poisoning | Low Possibility | |
Licenses, Certificates and Approvals | ||
CIPA, Canadian International Pharmacy Association | No | |
HHS, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | No | |
FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration | No | |
NABP, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy | No | |
Legitscript status | Unapproved | |
DEA, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration | No | |
EMA, European Medicines Agency | No | |
PGEU GPUE, Pharmaceutical Group of European Union | No | |
PharmacyChecker Verification Program | No | |
More Information About Website | ||
Customer Support | Yes | |
Email support | Yes | |
Live Chat | No | |
Check Order Status | Yes | |
Delivery | ||
From | Canada | |
Airmail | Yes | |
EMS | Yes | |
Fedex | No | |
TNT | No | |
DHL | No | |
Payment | ||
Safety Payment (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) | Yes | |
MasterCard | Yes | |
Visa | Yes | |
American Express | No | |
JCB | No | |
E-Check | No | |
Bitcoin | No | |
medixrx.com Coupon Code | ||
Coupon Code/Discount | N/A | |
Special Offers | Yes | |
Gift | No | |
medixrx.com Whois | ||
Registrar | Rebel Ltd | |
Creation Date | 2018-12-23 |
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Contents
Review
Domain Information
The domain records pertaining to the site show that they haven’t been registered for too long. The domain doesn’t expire until 2023, however, which would indicate that they are more likely to be reliable. Scam drugstores don’t tend to register their domain for more than a single year at a time.
The owner of the store doesn’t want to reveal their information in the records. They are using a privacy service to hide this information and this is something more often linked to Rogue pharmacies. It is sometimes used by reputable businesses as well so this is far from conclusive.
Web Platform
The website of this store looks very professional, one element of concern is the statement about changing domain names, however. This isn’t normally something a legit pharmacy would choose to do, as it inevitably leads to losing customers.
They don’t give any reason for this change, which appears suspicious. Further investigation, shows that they previously ran into some trouble with the General Pharmaceutical Council in the UK. The pharmacy was using the domain name MedixPharmacy.co.uk and was found to be selling medications without keeping accurate records. They were also selling medication intended for humans as pet meds.
The pharmacy is featured in a news article on the UK’s Daily Mail national newspaper. This may have been the reason for the domain name change, as bad publicity like this might have been harming their business.
Business Name and Address
The pharmacy gives an address in Toronto, Canada. This gives the impression of being an office suite, though looking more closely at this address shows the truth.
When we check this address we can see that it is actually a PO box in a UPS Store and not the office suite they were trying to make their customers believe.
It might be fair to argue that this is just a mailing address and it doesn’t matter that it is a PO box. However, they don’t provide any other address to contact them.
The business name “AMX Holdings Ltd.” shows a few results when searching. There is a company by that name in the UK, but they have only been operating for a few months, so that may not be it.
We have found a link to another company called “MDX Healthcare Ltd.” and the website for this business does link to this pharmacy site. It is a medical wholesale business which is registered on the UK Companies House business database.
Older versions of the pharmacy site show they used an address in the UK, instead of the current Canadian address. This could indicate a change of ownership or at the very least a change of direction. The previous address is that of a high street pharmacy store and seems more reliable than their current PO box.
Legal Approvals
Previously, this pharmacy gave an address in the UK for their operation. This did require them to follow the rules in that country, and it seems they did correctly do that at the time. Since they now give an address in Canada, they aren’t bound by the same rules, however. The previous seals found on older versions of the store are no longer displayed.
They don’t provide any regulatory approval currently. Where previously they had regulatory seals they now have logos for postal services.
Looking in the LegitScript database, we find that this pharmacy is listed as unapproved. It is better than their lowest rating of a rogue business but doesn’t exactly give any confidence in the drugstore.
Medications on Sale
The store seems to offer a reasonable range of products. While they might have previously dispensed their medications in the UK, they now use international fulfillment centers. These include centers located in:
- the UK
- New Zealand
- Australia
- Canada
They don’t give any details about the fulfillment centers used, though they do tell you which country your pills will be sent from before ordering. This is more of a risk than when the meds were sent from their pharmacy store.
Prescription Requirements
They do correctly say that you need a valid prescription for most of the pills that they offer. This will need to be mailed to them, though you can email or fax as well.
MedixRx.com Coupon
We don’t have any coupons for this store at the present time.
Payments and Deliveries
The site is secured by a valid SSL certificate and you can make payment for your products using major credit cards.
Shipping from this pharmacy is free. Delivery times are said to be 2 or 3 weeks.
Customer Support
If you have any complaints, there is a US or UK phone number or an online form to fill out. The US phone number is toll-free and you can also fax or email them. This range of contact methods suggests that customer support should be fairly good.
When reading through the customer feedback, it appears some people have issues with the support provided, however.
Medixrx.com Reviews and Testimonials
They use Trustpilot to collect their MedixRx.com reviews. They currently have a pretty good overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Though despite this, you don’t have to look too far to find negative feedback.
In particular, there have been many customers recently who have experienced delays in their deliveries. This may just be a problem related to the current pandemic, but it seems customer support isn’t being as helpful as customers expect.
Conclusion
This pharmacy has an interesting history, once they were dispensing medications from their UK pharmacy store, now they use international fulfillment centers. And this change hasn’t really been for the better.
They lack any regulation, don’t provide enough detail about where the meds are dispatched from, and are currently going through some supply issues. It isn’t all bad, however, with many customers very happy with the service provided. We give the pharmacy a rating of 3.2 stars out of 5.
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Strange review. I’ve used Medix for a couple of years and they’re probably one of the most transparent companies I’ve dealt with. Most of your review, including trustpilot reviews is outdated. In fact I went on their review page and I’m seeing something different to what you are saying. Just seems you are pushing other sites. Maybe getting money from them to discredit safe sites like Medix. Wouldn’t be surprised.
Thanks for the comment! However, we analyze all available info and according to it, the website has a good rating. “I went on their review page and I’m seeing something different to what you are saying.” Could you clarify what the differences have you seen? We took both negative and positive reviews from Trustpilot and they are quite fresh that’s why we cannot understand your claim.