With the rising costs of everyday items, at lot of people are looking at ways to save in their monthly budgets. Prescription drugs can be a costly monthly expense. With the internet, more and more people are looking to save with online pharmacies. Statistics show that there are roughly 35,000 online pharmacies worldwide and 95% of them are operating illegally. These fake pharmacies target seniors 55 and over because they make up around 70% of outpatient prescriptions. There are ways to look for legitimate and illegitimate online pharmacies, see below.
-Only buy from online pharmacies that require to see a prescription from your doctor.
-If the online pharmacy offers pricing that seems too good to be true.
-If they offer to ship prescriptions worldwide.
-If the pharmacy claims to be located in the United States but does not list a location or a phone number.
-You cannot find the pharmacies state license or state health authority license.
-They do not have a state licensed pharmacists available to answer your questions.
As always, do your research and look for reviews online from prior customers or the Better Business Bureau.