Don’t click your life away

Buying prescription drugs online can seriously damage your health and in some instances lead to death, says Rita de Brun

Don’t click your life away

PHARMACY is a safe-sounding word. It conjures up images of highly-qualified professionals knowledgeably dispensing medications from pristine premises, for the common good. Fake internet pharmacies cash in on the trusted reputation of their high-street counterparts.

Of the estimated 40,000 active online pharmacies worldwide, some are legal, above board and managed by well-known corporate brands, but most are bogus and run by criminal gangs, with not a pharmacist among them.

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