What to look for when ordering Prescription Medications from an Online Drugstore.

Tuesday, May 27 2008

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There has been a recent surge in the amount of illegal and illegitimate online drug store’s out there, trying to swindle the consumer out of their hard-earned cash by selling them illegal and counterfeit versions of the name-brand drugs they seek. As online world policing agencies across the globe stem efforts to crack down on these illegal enterprises, we are seeing some of these illegitimate online pharmacies get shut down.

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When there is a quick profit to be made, it seems that unscrupulous criminals always comes out of the wood-working to try to take advantage of, and defraud, the unsuspecting and sometimes overly trusting consumer. What follows are five key things to look for when choosing an online pharmacy that will neither rip you off, nor send you counterfeit medications.

1. Always make sure that any online drugstore you choose only utilizes U.S. licensed physicians who write a valid legal prescription for the drugs you seek.
2. Always make sure that the online pharmacy you are using has licensed U.S. pharmacists that dispense the medications.
3. Only use U.S. based pharmacies that have a listed and deliverable U.S. address on their site.
4. Only order with online drug stores that ship FDA-approved medications.
5. Always make certain there is a real phone number listed on their web site, and that you can actually speak to a real person either over the phone, or via live chat.

Don’t put yourself at risk by ordering from online pharmacies that promise cheap drugs without a prescription. Not only are these drugstores operating outside of the law, but are not dispensing authentic prescriptions.  You never know what drugs you may actually be receiving in the mail, and whether or not they are safe to use. Protect yourself by always following the above check-list when choosing an online pharmacy to serve your needs.