Online pharmacies, while convenient, are also added avenues for unscrupulous minds to do their work. By exploiting the need of people for quality and convenient health care, they put up fraudulent online pharmacies that allow customers to purchase medications without prescriptions. While it is difficult to pinpoint which are fraudulent, online pharmacies with no prescription needed policies should be paid extra care. Below are some facts regarding online pharmacies and prescription requirements as ordered by FDA regulations and U.S. law:
There are three categories for online pharmacies when it comes to prescription requirements.
Online pharmacies are divided and classified into three:
* Traditional
Demand for prescription based on personal consultation with a medical practitioner
* Remote consultation
Accept prescriptions based on non-personal consultation by means of online, fax, or mail communications with a general practitioner
* None
Dispense prescription medication without requiring customers to furnish them with a valid Rx
Online pharmacies with traditional prescription...