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Medicines are potent substances, this fact however, does not stop unscrupulous traders from taking advantage of the public’s fears of flu and sending e-mails offering anti-viral medicine for sale over the internet.

Pharmacists are experts in medicines and can lawfully and safely supply them over the internet – make sure you use the internet wisely, and check it is a pharmacy site registered with RPSGB.
Should I be worried about the quality of medicines bought online?

The internet can present a real danger to people’s health. Dishonest traders are selling medicines online without any relevant professional qualifications or healthcare expertise. The products they sell can be poor quality at best and dangerous at worst.

If you choose to purchase medicines over the net make sure the site is a legitimate, registered online pharmacy, check the RPSGB website for a list of websites that are officially registered as an online trading pharmacy. This is the only way you can be sure that you are dealing with a UK registered pharmacy supplying genuine medicines.

Counterfeit medicines have been deliberately mislabelled, they can contain the wrong ingredients, have with no active ingredients, have insufficient active ingredients, or have fake packaging.

If you take counterfeit medicines you could be putting yourself at serious risk of major health problems. Don’t chance it – either buy from a UK registered pharmacy or if it’s a prescription-only medicine, don’t bypass the health system – get a prescription.