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Last broadcast on Mon, 23 Nov 2009, 19:00 on BBC One (except Channel Islands, HD, Oxfordshire, West Midlands).
Synopsis
Singer Will Young joins Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley on the sofa, and Rav Wilding looks at the potentially dangerous trend of counterfeit drugs.
Buying prescription drugs on the internet?
Rav Wilding has been looking at the growing trend of buying prescription drugs on the internet.
How to avoid buying counterfeit medication?
An approved UK online pharmacy will be registered with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB), and can display an Internet Pharmacy Logo with a unique identifying number below the logo (although this is not compulsory to show the logo, all pharmacies will have a registered number). By clicking the logo, users are linked to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society website where they can check the legitimacy of the site. This system has been in place since 2007.
Other checks include:
* Locating the name and 'bricks and mortar' address of the pharmacy operating the website.
* Avoiding websites that offer to supply prescription-only medicines without a prescription.
* Checking that you are asked questions before purchasing your medicine. Registered pharmacies are required to check that a medicine is suitable for a patient to use before selling it.
Credits
- Presenter
- Adrian Chiles
- Presenter
- Christine Bleakley
Broadcast
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Mon 23 Nov 200919:00
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