Health Tip: Buying Prescription Drugs Online
138962
(HealthDayNews) -- Consumers who want to buy prescription drugs online are faced with the daunting challenge of finding the right provider, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concedes. The FDA offers these suggestions:   Check with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy at www.nabp.net to see if a Web site is backed by a licensed pharmacy in good standing.  Don't buy from sites that offer to sell a prescription drug without a medical doctor's prescription.  Don't do business with sites that have no access to a registered pharmacist to answer questions. ...
360983
Thatâs right! We should not be seeking out and buying prescription drugs that rightfully belong to our Canadian neighbors. By filling prescriptions at Canadian pharmacies, we are threatening the very quality
270482
Residents of Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas can purchase cheaper prescription drugs through I-SaveRx, a Web site launched by Illinois Gov.
269590
WINNIPEG, Manitoba Five years ago, a young pharmacist fresh out of school started selling Nicorette chewing gum on e-Bay. From that inauspicious start, the Canadian online pharmacy industry took off, racking
522647
NEW YORK -- Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs -- and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies -- despite websites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.
284299
(HealthDay News) - Giving your child medications, even over-the-counter medicines, should always be carefully monitored by your doctor.
34195
Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned.    The groups, claiming to represent 10 million Canadians, or about one-third the population, called on the Canadian government Monday to ban prescription drug exports...
203723
If you&#39;re among the many in pursuit of cheaper prescriptions, you may not need to head North or South of the border to get them.
515383
Internet sales of prescription drugs to U.S. consumers could be banned by Canada if a proposal being drafted by health officials is approved, changes that would essentially kill a &#36;700 million industry that has become increasingly popular with underinsured patients in search of cheaper medicine.
308654
The Holy Grail of Internet shopping is being able to go online, click a few times, and find the exact product or service you want at the best possible price.
261009
Caveats to keep in mind while holiday shopping online.
344937
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommends asking your doctor or pharmacist these questions when getting a new medication:
171695
What you hear before taking prescription drugs versus what you learn afterward may make you feel like a lab rat. Before: Bayer&#39;s Baycol lowers cholesterol.
704520
NEW YORK - If you've tried to buy digital music online lately, you may have noticed your options have blossomed, seemingly overnight.
124868
Chicago - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that his state will set up a network on the Web within the next month to help residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
54427
Missouri is joining Illinois and Wisconsin in a new Internet program that helps residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban.
627474
Some Canadians say they are having problems getting supplies of their prescription drugs and they blame the Internet pharmacy business for it.