If you care for patients in another country (US and Canada only) who are impacted by our inability to ship across the border, you can create a dispensary in that country to send patients plans and provide them access to Fullscript’s expansive product catalog. Credentials must be uploaded and approved before patients can order through the new dispensary.
Choose your account type
Decide which setup best fits your practice:
Options: Best for
No-profit account: You only want to recommend products (patients receive a default discount).
Profit account: You want to earn revenue from patient orders.
This decision affects your setup requirements, including whether you’ll need to connect a payment processor.
Setting up a no-profit account
If you don’t meet the requirements to create a profit account outside your country of origin (US or Canada), or you’d prefer not to earn income through Fullscript, you can create a no-profit account to offer products virtually to your patients. Patients of no-profit dispensaries receive a 10% discount on all products.
Setting up a profit account
To create an international for-profit Fullscript dispensary, you must meet the requirements to open a Stripe account in another country. It’s also important to keep tax implications in mind when opening a profit account in a country you don’t reside.
Stripe requires international business accounts to have the following:
- A tax ID in that country
- A physical location in that country (can’t be a P.O. box)
- A phone number in that country
- A government-issued ID, such as a passport or driver’s license, from any country
- A physical bank account in that country; this can’t be a virtual bank account. Accounts must be denominated in USD for US accounts. Canadian accounts allow for CDN or USD bank accounts
Tax considerations for profit accounts
If you have questions about how an additional Fullscript account will impact your taxes, we recommend consulting with a tax professional, as we cannot provide comprehensive tax advice. For general information, please see:
- US dispensaries: Reporting your income for tax purposes
- US dispensaries: Reporting your income with form 1099-K
- Canadian dispensaries: Reporting your income for tax purposes
For US profit dispensaries, your gross sales activity may qualify you for a 1099-K that we’re required to report to the IRS. For Canadian profit dispensaries, we’re required to issue and file T4As with the CRA if you receive a minimum of $500 in payouts during the calendar year. Dispensary owners are responsible for reporting income to the country where it was earned and must seek tax advice from a tax professional for assistance in understanding their obligations and filing processes.
Sign up for an international account
To begin setting up your dispensary, select the applicable sign-up button below.
Credential requirements
You’ll be required to upload your credentials to confirm your status as a healthcare provider. Fullscript can’t accept proof of licensure for international accounts, though we accept and review international degrees and diplomas. This means that if you’ve previously submitted your license or registration to work in your profession outside of North America, you’ll need to submit the education that led to your licensure. Please provide the related degree, diploma, or applicable education for review when completing your account.
Once your account is approved, you can begin setting up your dispensary and inviting patients. After signing up:
- Submit your practitioner credentials for review.
- Configure your dispensary settings.
- Begin recommending products to patients once approved.