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Consumers can order a variety of prescription drugs over the Internet without ever seeing a doctor.
All that is required is the answering of a few questions and a credit card. A simple online search can turn up dozens of sites offering everything from Viagra for impotence and Propecia for baldness to Xenical for weight loss. Some overseas sites are selling drugs without requiring a prescription. In most cases a questionnaire is filled out and reviewed by an online doctor, and the drug is delivered within days. Critics say it is not safe for doctors to prescribe to patients they have not actually seen.