Lifewire: The risk behind Internet drug ads
Internet advertisements for prescription drugs sold at prices lower than those at your local pharmacy are certainly tempting.
But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to warn all Americans that succumbing to that temptation could have serious consequences.
A recent FDA alert cautions American to beware of counterfeit drugs sold on 24 related Web sites and illustrates the potential for harm. Tests have shown that some prescriptions filled online from these sellers contain a different drug than advertised, or are pills made only of starch and talc.
By Ven Griva
26 July 2007