Being convenient, the trend is popular in all areas where IT blooms. Consumers are kings and command a plethora of Websites.
Internet pharmacies must see that patients consult a licensed pharmacist. They will only fill prescriptions prescribed by physicians and follow practices of safe and legal medications.
None can dispute online pharmacies utility. Health authority’s main worry is that this convenience is not abused to harm the consumers.
With hundreds of drug-dispensing Websites, it is hard to know whom you are dealing with. While most are legitimate, many are substandard.
Some “rogue sites” sell unapproved products. Many ignore a prescription before providing a drug and bypass interaction with a health professional. Some offer ridiculously low prices, even selling fake or outdated drugs. These ethical violations and impure products can result in dangerous drug interactions.
Consumption of counterfeit products being fraught with dangerous risks, buyers should observe caution while purchasing drugs on line.
Pharmacies offering a prescription drug for the first time without a physical test, sell without a prescription, or sell drugs not approved by FDA, must be avoided. Sites that do not provide access to a registered pharmacist must be shunned.
Consumers should not deal with those online pharmacy who hoodwink their identify and do not provide a valid address and phone number to contact.
Beware of sites that advertise a new or quick medicine for a serious disease. Such quacks impress customers by using high sounding terminology to cover their dubious operations or by telling some stories of persecution by government, medicos, or researchers. Buyers should also stay away from sites claiming miracle results.
FDA website at http://www.fda.gov is always available in case any person feels suspicious about any online operation. Public education can control the malpractices to an extent. With rogue agencies, consumer’s interests are ultimately at stake. Buyers therefore have no alternative but to assist.
