Important Tips While Buying Medicines Online

Medicines are the basic necessity of an individual after the food, clothing, and shelter. Visiting the shop and buying the medicines has become the age old tradition today, because everybody generally buys the medicines through the online shops or internet drug stores. Yes, the internet drug store is the way of shopping preferred by the new generation. Everyone is so busy that buying the medicines online is supposed to be best option for them. The condition is such that for drugs sales internet is serving to be the best medium. The most important advantage of the buying medicines online is that you get medicines at the very much affordable rates or lesser rates than the local vendor as the charges for the transport and commission of wholesaler is removed from it.

As the internet drugs stores started becoming famous day-by-day. Some people started taking the wrong advantage of it by selling the fake drugs or taking the money from the customers and then not shipping the drugs. Even many times even the hijackers took the advantage of these pharmacies. So, while buying medicines online use should take some precautionary steps that will allow you to buy the appropriate medicine you require and also safeguard your hard earned money.

Important tips while buying medicines online are as follows:

1. The first and the most important thing you should check while buying medicines online is to confirm whether the drugs are approved by the Food and Drug Administration or not. You may get lot of low cost drugs options on the internet drug stores, but please don’t buy them unless you are 100% sure about the quality of these drugs.

2. Check whether the online pharmacy is genuine one by checking their name in the online searches if any scams or problems are being reported so please stay away from such pharmacies.

3. Firstly visit the site and search for the medicine you need to buy, but suppose your medicine is not there and if online pharmacy is having an another medicine with the same constituent, then please consult your doctor regarding the medicine and if he approves the medicine then only buy it from the online pharmacy.

4. To check out whether the online pharmacy is genuine or not, dial there customer support number and take some customer reference who have made the purchase from the online pharmacy and this way you can get the clear view about what kind of service the pharmacy is providing.

5. Read the refund policy and the shipping policy of the online drug store thoroughly so that you can understand it and then only make the purchase from them. This will help you to know the actual cost of the drug that you are going to pay.

6. Check the payment options that they are using and choose the most suitable option that will charge fewer amounts of percent commissions.

7. Confirm whether the medicines sold by the internet drug store are quality medicines or not by checking there constituents, and then only make the purchase.

So, please remember these points while buying the medicines online.

May 15, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Tips for Using an Online Pharmacy – Buying Prescription Drugs Over the Internet

Thinking of buying prescription drugs online to save time and money? A word of caution: With counterfeit medications on the rise, sometimes the best price isn’t the best deal.

The FDA reports that some online pharmacy sites are selling unknowing consumers counterfeit pills. To date, the FDA has uncovered more than 30 online pharmacies selling counterfeit drugs. At least four of these sites have been previously identified by FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations as being associated with the distribution of counterfeit generic versions of popular brand name drugs.

The FDA is encouraging consumers to avoid foreign and offshore pharmacies, particularly those based in India, Mexico, and China. Often these overseas pharmacies sell what they call generic versions of FDA-approved drugs, and claim their pharmacies are either FDA or WHO approved. Unsuspecting customers may not be aware: The FDA does not approve pharmacies. It’s up to individual states and local boards of pharmacy to approve or license drug stores.

An Internet drug store can look very sophisticated and legitimate, but actually be an illegal operation. Consumers should be especially suspicious if there is no way to contact the online pharmacy by phone, or if the advertised prices are dramatically lower than other competitors. Consumers are urged to treat any drugs purchased from overseas pharmacies or firms claiming to be FDA-approved as being suspect.

According to the World Health Organization, counterfeiting poses “an enormous public health challenge.” Just about every type of drug has been counterfeited, from antihistamines and erectile dysfunction treatments to medicines designed to combat serious diseases, such as AIDS, malaria, and cancer. Many of the counterfeit drugs are made by organized criminals in unsanitary conditions that would never pass FDA approval. These criminals make huge profits by avoiding overhead costs, quality control and regulatory enforcement.

Since January 2006, customs officials around the world have seized more than 3 million counterfeit or suspected counterfeit tablets, in more than 1,000 separate actions. In 2004 a woman with mild anemia died of liver failure after taking a highly toxic counterfeit. Another woman was fatally poisoned by fake drugs she received over the Internet laced with deadly metals.

In February 2004 an overseas pharmacy based in India was caught selling counterfeit contraceptive patches which contained no active ingredients. The phony birth control patches were being sold as Ortho Evra transdermal patches made by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

In May 2007, the FDA uncovered a ring of 24 online pharmacies selling fake Viagra, the erectile dysfunction treatment manufactured by Pfizer Inc. According an analysis conducted by Pfizer and submitted to the FDA, none of the capsules ordered off the web sites contained sildenafil citrate, the active ingredient in authentic Viagra. An FDA analysis showed that other “prescription drugs” from the bogus pharmacy sites contained only talc and starch.

The FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigation is working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Cyber Crimes Center to combat counterfeiting and other illegal internet drug sales. A warning by the FDA states, “Trafficking in counterfeit, unapproved adulterated, or misbranded products is a felony violation of the Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act.” Consumers who are looking to buy prescription drugs over the internet should only purchase from sites bearing the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) seal, showing that they comply with the National Boards of Pharmacy standards.

“The FDA will continue to do all it can to protect Americans from unsafe and counterfeit drugs purchased from illegal foreign sites,” said FDA Commissioner Mark B. McClellan. “This case highlights the serious risks posed by foreign drug operations that bypass FDA safeguards. People are risking their health, in some cases their very lives, by buying illegal internet drugs.”

Legitimate online drug stores offer customers health products with the benefits of convenience, privacy, and cheaper prices. Even with the advantages afforded by online pharmacies, consumers should be wary of the risk of counterfeit drugs. You might throw your money away on ineffective pills, or even worse, you could be harmed by taking drugs that aren’t what they pretend to be.

Here are some web sites offering guidelines and tips for buying prescription drugs online:

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy offers a list of Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS). The NABP was established in 1904 to assist state licensing boards in developing, implementing, and enforcing uniform standards for the pharmacy industry.

The FDA has more information about counterfeit drugs at http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/counterfeit/qa.html

Consumers can help in the fight against counterfeiting and illegal internet drug sales by reporting any suspected counterfeit drugs at http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm or by calling 1-800-332-1088.

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How Phytochemicals Paint Your Picture Of Healthy Living

How Phytochemicals Paint Your Picture Of Healthy Living

What is a phytochemical anyways? In short, phytochemical ingredients are plant-derived compounds, which Julie Daniluk, holistic nutritionist and Co-owner of The Big Carrot Natural Food Market in Toronto, says protect the plants from environmental stresses, including insects, and weather ups and downs. Julie Daniluk says “While phytochemicals are not essential nutrients to human life, it is becoming quite clear that they do infer a great number Read the rest of this entry »

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