The rush to sell drugs online raises plenty of concerns. While pharmacies are subject to state laws, regulating Internet drug sales could be tricky. The Internet doesn't recognize state or national boundaries. The Food and Drug Administration last year shut down a Web site based in Colombia that was marketing home abortion and sterilization kits. Many offshore sites mail controlled substances that require no prescription in other countries.
All customers have to do is fill out a short questionnaire.
Many of the Web docs also ask patients to waive liability. Even those in the business of Internet drug sites realize the industry needs to be careful. For starters, you can kill someone. Despite a family history of heart problems, he got Viagra from an online pharmacy, according to the Chicago Tribune. Online pharmacies operate much as mail-order pharmacies.