Online pharmacies are the latest part of the proliferation of health information on the Internet.
Online pharmacies offer some promising benefits, including reduced costs, increased convenience, and possibly even greater compliance with treatment. However, because online pharmacies are still a new phenomenon, additional legwork needs to be completed before doctors and patients can use them optimally. In addition, online pharmacies can pose serious health risks to naive consumers. Obtaining pharmaceuticals through a Web site without any prescription whatsoever. Filling an existing prescription through an online pharmacy.