Warning over fake drugs on the internet
The Guardian, Friday January 11 2008
The internet presents a real danger to people's health. Dishonest traders are selling medicines online without any professional qualifications or healthcare expertise. The products they sell can be poor quality at best and dangerous at worst.
Some legitimate pharmacies run online services, but many of the websites are set up by people with no medical or pharmacy expertise and their products may be fakes.
Some fake drugs are harmless in themselves. But others are dangerous because they contain a smaller amount of the active ingredient than the patient needs.
The aricle and the most popular online pills can be read here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jan/11/drugs.health
The Guardian, Friday January 11 2008
The internet presents a real danger to people's health. Dishonest traders are selling medicines online without any professional qualifications or healthcare expertise. The products they sell can be poor quality at best and dangerous at worst.
Some legitimate pharmacies run online services, but many of the websites are set up by people with no medical or pharmacy expertise and their products may be fakes.
Some fake drugs are harmless in themselves. But others are dangerous because they contain a smaller amount of the active ingredient than the patient needs.
The aricle and the most popular online pills can be read here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jan/11/drugs.health