In the 21st century business, innovation is often misused to the extent that fraudulence is a real problem, even in the world of the medicinal business. Many fake drugs are available in the market, with fake products that look exactly like the original medicine.
This is why it becomes so important to check the medicines properly before buying them and choose the right pharmacy.
Some pharmacists trick customers into buying these fake medicines and profit from this business. These counterfeit medicines are illegal and require legal action.
Talking to your doctor and healthcare professional can provide more knowledge on these medicines and ways you can identify a fake medicine. In most cases, a very low price for medicines might raise an alert for it to be a fake drug.
In some cases, a hint could be when pharmacists sell prescription drugs without a prescription, it could determine that the product is a counterfeit item. So, here we are giving you a few tips on buying medicines from a pharmacy.
5 Tips On Buying Medicines To Choose The Right Pharmacy:
1. Prescription: It is always advisable to look for a pharmacy that requires a valid prescription for your medicines. If it requires a prescription to hand over your pills to you, it is a sign that they are selling you genuine drugs and not fake drugs.
Most pharmacies that hand over pills without a prescription might have access to counterfeit products and this could lead to health damages, or in some cases they may be just placebo pills. By providing a prescription, it could also be made sure that the right amount of dosage and the right drug is provided to you.
2. Licensed: Another important tip is to look for pharmacies that are licensed. Most licensed pharmacies do not have a reputation for selling counterfeit drugs. To buy these drugs, they themselves have to provide their license, and if they are is caught selling fake drugs and medicines, then their license could be cancelled.
Often times, the fear of their license being cancelled ensures that pharmacies are dealing with genuine drugs only. Genuine pharmacies should always have a license under the National Health Agency.
3. Personal Information: No pharmacy that provides genuine medicine should ask for any personal information except for ‘name of the patient’ and ‘age’. If they ask for any other information than the name and age of the patient, like bank details, social security number, and credit card information and so on, then there are chances that they are a fraud and may provide you fake medicines and other drugs.
Actually, their business is not to sell drugs but to dupe people and extract money from them.
4. Abstain From Buying Medicines Online: Another important way to avoid having fake pills and drugs would be to avoid buying medicines online. Often times, online pharmacies deal with medicines that are fake, and since customers or patients can not physically see what claims the medicine makes or the dosage, it is often dangerous.
If the online pharmacy is not licensed or genuine, there is often a probability for these online medicine shops to disappear after the delivery of the medicines.
5. Looking For Privacy & Security Policies: It is extremely important to check the privacy and the security policies of the company. If you do not check for the privacy and the various security policies and give away information, there is a chance that your history of health could be misused and shared outside.
It is always better to avoid such situations. A genuine pharmacy would never give away your personal information to anyone, and if they do, they can be sued on a legal basis. Illicit medical shops do not have such policies and hence you should avoid them at all costs.
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Choosing the right pharmacy is imperative to getting genuine drugs that ensure your health improves, rather than declining with the side-effects of fake drugs. Avoid health risks to yourself and your dear ones by choosing a licensed well-reputed medical store only.
I recently moved to a new area for work and I need to find a quality pharmacy where I can pick up my medication. It seems like it would be a great idea to find a pharmacy that is licensed by the National Health Agency. This will give me peace of mind that they are professional and only provide the highest quality medications.
Good idea Rosie.
I truly loved that you mentioned that you should always check the privacy and security policies of the company you are working with, especially if it is a pharmacy. My husband and I moved to a new city recently and I need to make sure I keep taking my medication for my thyroid chronic illness. Hopefully, I will be able to find the right specialty pharmacy in the area where I can feel comfortable and taken care of as I transition to my new life in this town.
All the best and I hope you find what you are looking for 😉
It’s good to know that you should make sure that they are licensed. My husband and I just recently moved to a new city a couple of weeks ago, and we need to find the right pharmacist to go to when we need to get our medicine. We’ll make sure to keep this information in mind as we search for a pharmacist to see.
Glad to give you some good information. I hope you found what you were looking for.