round lipator, according to pfizer's analysis, it's authentic, too. authentic drug product the report says but not intended for distribution in the u.s. that's right, pfizer makes two kinds of lipitor, the drug sold in the u.s. and the drug sold over sea seas at a fraction of price. a lot of people would be surprised pfizer makes more than one kind of lipitor. brian donely says the overseas lipitor is the same drug and quality. >> whatever product pfizer makes is going to be a top shelf product. >> reporter: so what's the risk to a patient beyond saving a lot of money of ordering this way? >> the risk is any time you go outside of the u.s. system, you're circumventing a system put in place for your safety. >> reporter: he says the higher price in the u.s. buys you the fda and a closed system to keep out substandard or counter fit drugs. it happens to also keep out the less expensive overseas lipitor and a canada discount rx services says that's what is really going on here. >> we saved a lot of money for elderly people. i have a lot of happy customer.