Skip to main content

Buying Prescription Medications Online? Look Out for These Warning Signs

It's tempting to buy prescription medication online. Many online pharmacies often offer deals that are unattainable at your local drug store, and the majority of them accept credit cards online, making it even more convenient to buy from them. 

Buying Prescription Medications Online? Look Out for These Warning Signs


 
But the Internet is also awash in counterfeit remedies that can be dangerous or altogether fake.
Protect yourself, your family, and your health by making sure you avoid unscrupulous online pill dealers - your life might depend on it.

 
Buying fake or compromised pills is not worth the money you save by buying online.

A Dark Corner of the Internet

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, many unethical websites are not real, licensed pharmacies and can give you the wrong medication and fail to protect your private medical and financial information. 
 
They often sell medicine that is fake, including counterfeit or copycat medicine; is too strong or too weak; has dangerous ingredients; is expired; isn't FDA approved; isn't safe to use with other medications you take; or hasn't been shipped, stored, or labeled correctly.

Know Your Provider

Pharmacies, like most other businesses, often sell their products online. They are safe, secure, and reputable. Make sure you're buying your prescription from a state-certified pharmacist who is in good standing and located in the United States by checking with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
 
 
A legit operation should always have a pharmacist on hand to answer your questions; they will never attempt to diagnose an ailment or prescribe medication and will always require a prescription.

Never Obtain a Prescription Online

Go to the doctor. A doctor has to see you to diagnose you. If an online pharmacy has a "doctor" on hand who will prescribe medicine after reviewing an online questionnaire, a red flag should go up right away. 
 
These operations are in the business of selling pills, and after looking at your questionnaire, they may find a disease to match the cure they've already decided to sell you. 

According to the NABP, at least half of the online operations that prescribe medicine are located outside of the U.S., immune to American regulations and standards.

Inspect Upon Arrival

When your pills come, compare them to an index of pills. Every prescription should have a batch number. Make sure the color, size, and shape are identical. Never take any pills that are broken or chipped, and always check for package tampering. 
 
Make sure you know who you're buying from when purchasing pills online.

 

Final Word

Finding deals online is great, but medicine is in a class by itself when it comes to fraud and deceit portrayed by predators looking to cash in on naïve customers who are soothed by hearing the words "doctor" or "pharmacy." Protect yourself by always following FDA guidelines, and never deal with a pharmacy that doesn't.

Andrew Lisa is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles who writes about online fraud.

Comments

  1. The internet is awash with plenty of copycat formulas or shady marketing techniques. Good point. Another thing worth considering, whenever buying an medication or product online or offline, take a close look at the active ingredients on the label. This is mostly what you're investing in. FDA approved ingredients for common skin treatments or even nail fungus treatments are often made up of the same 2-3 ingredients but the inflated prices and varying reviews lead you to believe there is much more going on. Don't fall for it!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Comments posted on this blog are moderated and approved only if they are relevant, on-topic and not abusive. Avoid using links to your site/blog in the body of your comment unless it is highly relevant to the post.

Popular posts from this blog

Home remedies for sore throat

Sore throat is a common malady that each one of us faces sometime or the other in our lifetime.  That scratchy, dry and abrasively painful feeling at the back of the throat that you experience is so very discomforting! There are many ways to relieve that scratchy and painful, infected throat. Sore throat home remedies are many and varied and range from the folk ones to the medically tested and proven ones.  With this common recurring condition many sufferers have their own favourite sore throat treatments that seem to work for them. Sore throat is one of the ailments which responds very well to home based remedies, so there is no reason why one should hesitate to try out these invaluable tips which have been handed over to us by generations of yore.  After all these remedies have negligible side-effects and so there is no harm in trying them. And you can always rush to a doctor if they don’t work for you. 

Kapalabhati Pranayam for wrinkle-free, radiant complexion

Did you know that Kapalabhati Pranayam / kriya can also be used to enhance your beauty and ward off skin aging? Done the right way,  Kapalabhati Pranayam can be used as a beauty aid - it can give you a wrinkle-free, luminous forehead and radiant complexion. Kapalabhati For Beauty   ‘Kapalabhati’ Pranayam breathing exercise is an excellent way of maintaining good health and fighting diseases. ‘Kapala’ means ‘skull’ (and ‘forehead’ also) and ‘bhati’ means ‘shining’. By doing kapalabhati, the ‘nadis’(nerves) of the brain get good exercise. This is achieved by exercising the diaphragm. There will be a glow on the forehead. After the age of 25, the tell-tale signs of ageing start making their appearance in the form of fine lines on the forehead. A regular practice of Kapalabhati for 10-15 minutes everyday will give you a tight forehead sans wrinkles for many years to come. Avoid Botox, try Kapalabhati Why resort to Botox   and other expensive chemical or surgica...

Pore shrinking mask recipes from home

A face with large open pores when seen from close quarters doesn’t look so good. While it’s quite common for oily skins to have a tendency towards open pores, an attack of pimples also leaves ugly scars and open pores behind.  Even though the scars may fade away after some time, open pores appear to be more obstinate and hardly show any signs of shrinking.  Age also takes its toll by giving an uneven/pigmented tone to the skin and making the open pores more prominent. Heredity could also be a contributing factor in determining your pore size. It’s not easy to get rid of these pores or shrink them completely or permanently using serums, lotions or face packs. Even resorting to drastic chemical/surgical procedures at the dermatologist’s isn’t quite capable of giving satisfactory results.  Nevertheless, you can try and minimize their appearance at least temporarily with clever makeup and a few natural skin care masks such as these: * Cleanse your face with a mild ...

Teeth whitening remedies

Teeth could be naturally dark or could be discolored by repeated exposure to beverages like tea, coffee or red wine, smoking and also medications apart from decay and trauma to the tooth. If you want your captivating smile to be adorned by a row of glistening pearly white teeth, then try these treatments and remedies: ‘In chair’ bleaching at the dentist for teeth whitening Though there are several options available for teeth whitening, bleaching at a cosmetic dentistry clinic can significantly lighten your teeth within an hour. A large percentage of the people who have undergone bleaching have experienced a positive change in the color of their teeth. Read about it at About Cosmetic dentisty . ‘At home’ teeth whitening bleaching kit The ‘at home’ teeth whitening technique is also a popular bleaching procedure to whiten your teeth. You can obtain the bleaching kit from your dentist or make an over-the counter purchase. Use it conveniently at night and the gel should work while you sleep...

11 things you can do with olive oil

Besides lemon , milk , sugar , aloe , turmeric , sandalwood and honey , olive oil is another household item that has multifarious uses as a beauty aid. It is a mild, non-irritant, antibacterial oil that is rich in antioxidants; hence is ideal for the skin. Here are a few things that you could do with olive oil .