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Online pharmacies, also called Internet pharmacies, are businesses that sell and market prescription drugs and other pharmacy products over the Internet and send them to consumers by mail. It is difficult to determine the total number of online pharmacies. In 2000, a FDA (Food and Drug Administration) study found there are about 300-400 online pharmacies. Similarly, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has estimated there are 200 domestic online pharmacies. The American Medical Association has estimated that there are 400 sites that offer dispensing and online prescribing services, half of them foreign. The total number of websites selling drugs may be around 1000. Online pharmacies fall into different categories based on their prescription requirements: -
1. Traditional (Rx based on in-person examination) 2. Remote Consultation (Rx based on an online or phone consultation) 3. None (Rx not required to order prescription medication)
1. Traditional Online Pharmacies : Most legitimate online pharmacies require you to provide your original prescription -- the one obtained from an in-person examination with your doctor. Prices at online pharmacies that have a traditional prescription requirement are often lower than at online pharmacies that accept prescriptions based on remote consultations or none at all. Pharmacies in this category include major national chains and large mail-order prescription fulfillment centers. Most pharmacies with a traditional prescription requirement carry the full stock of prescription drugs you would find in your neighborhood pharmacy. 2. Remote Consultation Online Pharmacies : Some consumers wish to purchase prescription drugs without having to visit their physicians to obtain a prescription. There are online pharmacies, generally known as online consultation pharmacies, remote consulting pharmacies, or prescribing pharmacies, that work with physicians who review a patient's self-reported medical history and then write a prescription if deemed appropriate. Often this is done for medications, often referred to as "Lifestyle" drugs, that are non-addictive and less likely to require physician monitoring. U.S. states have different laws on what constitutes a valid doctor-patient medical consultation. 3. No-Prescription Required Mail-order and Online Pharmacies : Some websites will sell you prescription medication without requiring any prescription at all, a practice that is illegal in the United States. Other websites that offer to sell you drugs without a prescription pose as online pharmacies for the purpose of stealing your credit card information. Ordering from such sites could be risky to your health. But then there are some pharmacies like these who are doing business for years, catering to those customers who desperately need the medications but are unable to get prescription due to strict government standards. There are many situations in which ordering from these sites is tempting: You don't have a doctor, can't afford a doctor, or there's a long wait for an appointment. You're in pain, and your doctor doesn't believe in prescribing narcotics. You find yourself running out of medication before it can be refilled. If ordering from such sites you should be 100% sure about the medication, its strength, dosage etc. Also refer to the list of Rogue Online Pharmacies for more information Home : Benefits and risks : Tips for buying online : Verification seals : Legitimate pharmacies : How to save money on medications : What are generics
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