With the implementation of Self-Prescription

GUS 72-001: Urban Affairs-Consumers

In the Marketplace: Your Legal Rights

The expeditious augmentation of consumer product transactions taking place on the Internet have developed new risk for the public's health and safety, especially with the rise of online self-prescription drug sites. Online Pharmacies have been created to benefit the consumer but pose many risks for credulous purchasers, increased health fraud, and unique challenges to regulators, law enforcement, and policymakers. With these latest technological advancements, former regulations utilized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the distribution of prescription and over the counter drugs have to some extent become obsolete. This has required that the FDA along with the combined efforts of other organizations such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), create new regulations to protect consumers.

The evolution of online prescription Internet sites has brought several advantages to consumers, allowing individuals to a

The most extreme hazard that consumer's are exposed to with the purchase of prescription drugs online are those which deal with the threat that the drug which they purchased could be counterfeit or tampered with and cause harm or serious complications. As a guide to consumers when purchasing drugs online the FDA has issued tips and warnings for consumers to be aware of which include:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/existlaws.html

http://www.fda.gov/ola/drugsonline.html

http://www.fda.gov/ola/2000/pharmsales.html

Regulating foreign sites is one of the most difficult tasks yet to be accomplished by the FDA. Regulation is hard to control because the FDA and other federal organizations have limited jurisdiction concerning sellers of prescription drug sales from other countries. They are working closely with the post offices to try and stop illegal drugs from crossing state borders but finding these packages is a task in itelf.

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