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FDA releases new BeSafeRx interactive online pharmacy map
As part of its ongoing BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy effort to protect consumers from the risks of fake online pharmacies, FDA has developed a new, easy-to-use interactive map tool
that lets consumers locate a state-licensed online pharmacy, providing a
quick way to ensure the site you order from is safe and legal.
Fake
online pharmacies use sophisticated marketing efforts or phony web
storefronts to appear legitimate, so FDA recommends you always confirm
that an online pharmacy is licensed in the United States. Patients who
buy medicines from these fraudulent websites may be putting their health
at risk because the products may contain the wrong ingredients, or too
little or too much of the active ingredient, or they might be made with
other harmful substances. As a result, you may not receive the therapy
you need, or you may experience unexpected side effects and possibly get
worse.
That’s why FDA launched the BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy website, which offers
resources for consumers, health professionals, and organizations on the
risks of purchasing from a fake or fraudulent online pharmacy, how to
identify them, and how to find legitimate online pharmacies from which
to purchase medications. In addition to the new pharmacy map, you can
find fact sheets, digital toolkits, videos, patient discussion
guide, table tents, palm cards, stickers and other materials on the
site.
Before
you consider purchasing prescription medicines from an online pharmacy,
especially one not associated with a health insurance plan or local
“brick and mortar” pharmacy, check out the new interactive map and these
additional resources at BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy .
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