Canadian Pharmacy Warns Buying Statins via the Internet

Feb 14
09:18

2012

Remcel Mae P. Canete

Remcel Mae P. Canete

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Be cautious of purchasing the cholesterol-lowering Canada drugs called statins on the Internet.

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Be cautious of purchasing the cholesterol-lowering Canada drugs called statins on the Internet. 

"A potential purchaser of statins in the U.K.,Canadian Pharmacy Warns Buying Statins via the Internet    Articles where one can only legally receive them on a doctor's prescription, searching the web for product, is likely to encounter sites from a wide geographical base and of generally poor quality," said lead researcher David Brown, from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. 

"Potentially, customers who obtain statins in this way, without their doctor's prescription, may not be aware of potential side effects and may put themselves in harm's way," he added. 

"Information necessary for safe use of the product was often poorly presented and in the majority of cases, incomplete," Brown said. "Where present, side effect information such as warnings, contraindications and possible side effects was in general, unstructured and unhelpful." That is, to buy Crestor is one of the safest options available in the market nowadays.

Dr. Laurence Gardner, a professor of medicine and executive dean for education and policy at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said that this is not really a problem in the United States. 

"There are countries that let you buy statins without a medical exam or a prescription," Gardner said. "In this day and age, that's nuts." 

In the United States, very high-potency generic statins are available for $4 a month from big box stores, he said. "So, it's inconceivable that you can buy them cheaper." 

"Moreover, there are enough side effects from these drugs that it requires at least a modest amount of physician oversight," he said. 

When buying prescription drugs on the Internet, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises:

·         Be sure the site requires a prescription and has a pharmacist available to answer your questions.

·         Buy only from licensed pharmacies in the United States.

·         Don't give personal information like credit card numbers unless you are sure the site won't release them. 

There is one Canadian pharmacy whose products and services are tried and tested by many, and holds a record of over 100,000 customers.

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