Internet Pharmacy: Your Access to a World Wide Web of Medicines
The Internet pharmacy industry has shifted rapidly in just a short time span. As the demand for and the cost of prescription drugs rise, many consumers have turned to the Internet to purchase drugs — and hopefully, get better deals.
There are hundreds of pharmacies that have begun operating over the Internet since about the year 2000. Many of these pharmacies are, in some ways, similar to community pharmacies although the main difference is the method by which the medications are requested and received. Some customers consider this to be more convenient than traveling to a community drugstore.
More and more often, consumers are turning to the Internet not just for health information but to purchase health care products. Like other health care promotions on the Internet, the availability of prescription drugs via online pharmacies offers potential benefits to consumers, foremost of which are convenience and value for money. An internet pharmacy appears to operate in essentially the same manner as mail order pharmacies and keeps with the standards of state licensing authorities....