Fake Pharmacies Abound - Buyer Beware Online
Propecia, one of the most popular hair loss treatments, happens to be one of the most popular drugs sold online. Many sites process these transactions in a legitimate way. However, there are lots of sketchy online pharmacies out there selling prescription drugs that aren’t what they claim to be.
There are three ways these sites break the law, and could harm buyers. First, many of them are selling drugs manufactured overseas and illegally imported. These drugs aren’t made by the same standards required by the FDA, and there is no telling if they even contain the same active medical compounds. Secondly, the drugs could be complete counterfits, containing any number of substances, or simply inert, inactive ingredients.
Lastly, many of these sites charge a “consultation fee” of anywhere from $25-$100 to get a prescription written by a doctor. However, they don’t have any doctors to write the prescriptions, and just send out drugs they obtain through various means. If someone is willing to lie about this, do you trust them to fill your prescription medication? They could sell you counterfit medications. Even if they do have the right drugs, in an uncontrolled environment, they could easily put the wrong drug in your package.
Here’s a nice article about how one False Pharmacy operated, and the owner got busted:
Fake Pharmacy Busted