96% of the medicine we buy online is fake!

[michael85]

http://www.nabp.net/programs/consumer-protection/buying-medicine-online/recommended-sites/

http://www.nabp.net/programs/consumer-protection/buying-medicine-online/not-recommended-sites/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/02/earlyshow/main2751972.shtml

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7359537n

Apparently most of the drugs we order online is made of just talc,starch! no wonder for some meds do not work! Guys buy your medicine from the right store even if it costs a little more!

Cheers!

[auglen]

This topic is a little misleading.

Firstable 7000 96% of websites they checked are "out of compliance with state and federal laws or NABP patient safety and pharmacy practice standards" which does not exactly translate to 96% of the medicine being fake.
Another thing to consider is that this sample of 7000 does have to represent websites that customers really choose (no word if it even was intended to).
Looking at the list most of those pharmacies are outright scams that few people fall for.

So while a lot of people are being cheated it's not THAT bad.

[michael85]

Hmmm may be.. I happened to see this video on CBS, and it felt like it is safer to buy medicine from a store than online. You really cannot tell if what you received is legit or not?