The increasing popularity with a lot of e-commerce sites, the pharmaceutical industry has also found its way to sell medicine over the internet instead of the counter. Although a very convenient solution, you need to be wary when getting your medicine online, as this is your health we are talking about. There’s not a lot of online pharmacies that don’t seem legitimate but it’s safe to stay cautious when visiting one on the web – certified or not. It’s the internet at the end of the day and no matter if its a pharmacy or just a regular marketplace knowing what to look for and what to avoid is important.
Avoid Self-Diagnosis
Before you go on and buy any medication that is praised by many on the interwebs please consult your doctor first, and avoid googling any symptoms prior to it. Misinformation regarding any medicine tablets or symptoms that you may be experiencing can be fatal, and you should instead rely on the experience of your doctor as he or she can even advise you how to take a certain medicine.
Check for Licensed Pharmacies
A licensed pharmacy will require you to have a valid prescription and it won’t offer any prescription of medicine through an online questionnaire. Also, a licensed online pharmacy will not sell any medicine tablets that aren’t state-approved. At first glance, some online pharmacies may seem proper but checking for the above-mentioned points will either further confirm their legitimacy or uncover the truth behind one.
Privacy Policy & Sufficient Contact Information
A genuine e-commerce drug store will provide you with their physical address and phone number together with their customer support or offering you another way to help you make the right choice. The privacy policy of an online pharmacy should be easy to find together with their security settings and if the website is going to sell any of your personal information a request will be displayed should you confirm or not.
Avoid Bold Claims
Websites claiming that they have a medicine only available in your state or ones that claim to have a medicine able to cure a fatal illness are not to be trusted as they sound too good to be true – which they are. Be sure to close your current tab as soon as you see a big price drop. be it on the medicine you are after or not. A very low price tag also means that the medicine is not state-approved. In other words, if an online pharmacy looks a lot like a Primark sale just leave the page.