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Generic vs. Brand Medications Generic medicines are approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are therapeutically equivalent to brand name products. In almost all cases, generics work just as well as their brand-name siblings and often cost considerably less. Most states allow pharmacists to substitute a generic when appropriate and when you and your doctor authorize it. Our pharmacy is located in New Jersey, so we substitute generic drugs recognized as interchangeable under New Jersey law. If you and your doctor have authorized the use of generic medicines, our pharmacy will substitute your prescription with the generic equivalent. Online pharmacy benefits:
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Online Pharmacy A Consumer Safety GuideStorage and Disposal of MedicationsMedications may lose their effectiveness if stored incorrectly. Your bathroom medicine cabinet isn't a good place to keep your medications because of the moisture and heat. Remember, store all medicines away from children. Expired, damaged or otherwise unusable prescription medications should be disposed because they may no longer be as safe and effective as they once were. The best way to dispose of a medication is to flush it down the toilet. You can determine if your prescription is expired by looking for the expiration date on the label. Generally, a prescription will expire after one year from the date it was issued to you. If it has been longer than one year or you are not sure of the date, it is best to be safe and get a new prescription and dispose of the old one. If the medication looks damaged, discolored or otherwise different than it did when it was new, it should also be disposed. 1. Why is FDA concerned about unlawful drug sales on the Internet? Patients who buy prescription drugs from Websites operating outside the law are at increased risk of suffering life-threatening adverse events, such as side effects from inappropriately prescribed medications, dangerous drug interactions, contaminated drugs, and impure or unknown ingredients found in unapproved drugs. The current system of federal and state safeguards for protecting patients from the use of inappropriate or unsafe drugs has generally served the country well. These laws require that certain drugs be dispensed only with a valid prescription because they are not safe for use without the supervision of a licensed health care practitioner. Generally, before the practitioner issues a prescription for a drug the patient has never taken before, he or she must first examine the patient to determine the appropriate treatment. Subsequently, the patient receives the drug from a registered pharmacist working in a licensed pharmacy that meets state practice standards. The Internet makes it easy for unscrupulous people to sell drugs to patients without these safeguards in place. A Website may appear to be associated with a legitimate pharmacy when in fact it is not. Websites that sell prescription drugs without a valid prescription deny consumers the protection provided by an examination conducted by a licensed practitioner. 2. Are there any benefits to purchasing approved drugs online? Yes. Legitimate pharmacy sites on the Internet provide consumers with a convenient, private, way to obtain needed medications, sometimes at more affordable prices. The elderly and persons in remote areas can avoid the inconvenience of traveling to a store to purchase medications. Many reputable Internet pharmacies allow patients to consult with a licensed pharmacist from the privacy of their home. Moreover, Internet pharmacies can provide customers with written product information and references to other sources of information like the traditional storefront pharmacy. Finally, the increasing use of computer technology to transmit prescriptions from doctors to pharmacies is likely to reduce prescription errors. How many web sites sell prescription drugs? The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has identified approximately 200 domestic web sites that dispense prescription drugs but do not offer an online prescribing service. According to a recent Chicago Tribune article cited by the American Medical Association, there are at least 400 web sites that both dispense and offer a prescribing service -- half of these sites are located in foreign countries. Some have estimated that the number of Websites selling prescription drugs may now be closer to 1,000. The number of Websites, however, fluctuates from day to day, and seems to be growing. 4. How many people have been harmed from drugs purchased over the Internet? It is impossible to accurately quantify adverse event rates because FDA's postmarketing surveillance system receives reports on only a relatively small percentage of all adverse events caused by drugs. However, as a result of postmarketing surveillance data collected by FDA, we know that the sale of unapproved drugs and the illegal sale of approved drugs over the Internet poses a serious public health risk. We know, for example, of many adverse events resulting from the use of the drug GBL and the date rape drug GHB, which are unapproved drugs sold illegally over the Internet. FDA learned recently of a person who was harmed by the use of Viagra purchased from a Website without an examination by a healthcare professional. Unfortunately, the man had a family history of heart disease and died after taking the drug. We also know of cases where people choose the Internet for treatment to avoid consulting a health care professional. These consumers, however, run the risk of purchasing inappropriate drugs or unknowingly purchasing counterfeit or sub-potent drugs. 5. Is it illegal for a foreign pharmacy to ship prescription medicines into the U.S.? It is illegal for anyone, including a foreign pharmacy, to ship prescription drugs that are not approved by FDA into the U.S. even though the drug may be legal to sell in that pharmacy's country. Under the scheme that Congress established to ensure that drugs are safe and effective, drugs are tested and test results are thoroughly reviewed by FDA scientists. U.S. law also requires that products approved for sale in the United States have their formulation approved by FDA, be made in a plant registered with FDA, and be produced under quality standards enforced by FDA. Prescription drugs available from a foreign pharmacy that are products that FDA has not approved; products with similar, but not identical formulations as FDA-approved products; products not made under the quality standards required by U.S. law or labeled according to U.S. requirements; or products not stored or distributed under the quality conditions required in the U.S. cannot be legally sold in the U.S. Following links digested from FDA may also be useful to you: Use
Caution Buying Medical Products Online Online
Pharmacies Frequently Asked Questions
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Drugs Online--It's Convenient and Private, but Beware of ' ... Use Caution
Buying Medical Products Online NATIONAL ASSN
OF BOARDS OF PHARMACY Pharmaceutical
Sales Over the Internet, March 27, 2003 CDER Frequently
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