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Online PharmacyPurchasing prescription drugs via an online pharmacy provides the convenience of not having to leave your home, 24-hour access to the prescription ordering process, a wide selection of prescription medications and significant discounts. It is estimated that between 2007 and 2008 purchases of medications through online pharmacies rose from $4 billion to $12 billion and that the average number of daily visitors at online pharmacy sites rose from 32,000 to 99,000. This trend is partially due to the fact that online pharmacies generally have significantly lower overhead costs than brick and mortar pharmacies, and can thus offer significant discounts not only on generic medications but brand-name medications as well. Factor in the rising cost of gasoline and the overall expense of a trip to the local pharmacy, and the cost savings when you buy drugs on line are even greater. The ability to order prescriptions 24 hours per day 365 days per year via an online pharmacy is a definite advantage for individuals with limited mobility due to health problems or lack of transportation. Despite the many benefits of the pharmacy online many consumers have been victims of unethical practices on the part of some online pharmacies ranging from delivery of counterfeit drugs to violations of privacy. For this reason it is important to investigate an online pharmacy before deciding to buy drugs online to make sure the pharmacy online is first of all licensed, secondly, in good standing with the Better Business Bureau and thirdly, has had any government actions against it. Most online pharmacies offer generic medications which are significantly discounted in relationship to brand-name medications because they don’t have a marketing patent but when shopping for generic online drugs it is important to make sure that the generic drugs being sold by the particular online pharmacy are FDA approved. For more information about FDA approved generic drugs visit the FDA Office Department of Generic Drugs Website.
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