A 58-year-old woman from British Columbia who ordered medications from an online drugstore was found dead with dangerously high levels of toxic metallic elements such as aluminum, phosphorus, titanium, tin, strontium, and arsenic in her system. These elements were suspected to have come from counterfeit medications that were sent to her by an Internet pharmacy. In another story, a 19-year-old boy ordered prescription from a Mexico-based Internet pharmacy without a proper prescription note. He was found dead from Xanax overdose.
These stories depict the possible risks you expose yourself to when you purchase prescription medicines through Internet pharmacies without prescription. Counterfeit drugs may contain hidden ingredients that may bring out undesirable drug interactions or severe allergic reactions that may become fatal. Also, young adults who are not allowed to purchase narcotics may be able to get a hold of potentially habit-forming substances that may lead to overdose when used unnecessarily.
Aside from medical complications, using Internet pharmacies may open you to possibilities of having your identity stolen by hackers or owner of scam online...