FDA Launches BeSafeRx to Raise Awareness of Unsafe Internet Pharmacies

The FDA has launched BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy, a national campaign aimed at raising awareness of Internet pharmacies and their potential risks to consumer health.

According to the FDA, some Internet pharmacies may sell fake, expired, contaminated, non-FDA-approved or otherwise unsafe products.

According to BeSafeRx, the following should raise red flags about online pharmacies:

• Allow you to buy drugs without a prescription from your doctor
• Offer deep discounts or cheap prices that seem too good to be true
• Send spam or unsolicited email offering cheap drugs
• Are located outside the United States 
• Are not licensed in the United States 

The BeSafeRx site also contains a state-by-state directory of safe online pharmacies. 

To learn more about BeSafeRx, click here.