From the second half of 2015, a white cross on a green background will prevent you from falling into the trap of counterfeit medicines on the Internet. This European logo will appear on all the sites of online pharmacies that are legal and authorized by the health authorities of each country of the European Union, in this case the Regional Health Agency (ARS) and the National Order of Pharmacists. .
The European Commissioner for Health justifies this measure for the sake of transparency and the fight against drug fraud: on the Internet, “consumers must know that they run the risk of buying falsified drugs. However, a falsified drug can be ineffective at best, but also harmful, even fatal “.
A clickable logo
How will it work? By clicking on the logo, the Internet user will come directly to the website of the national regulatory authority “which lists all the online pharmacieswho legally exercise their activity and other retailers approved for the sale of medicines “, specifies the European Commission in a press release. If the pharmacy does not appear in the list of listed pharmacies, beware. The Internet user is dealing with a” false ” pharmacy that potentially sells falsified drugs and will therefore know that he must not buy drugs on this site purchase on this site. He will have to choose “one of the retailers approved for the sale of drugs from the list displayed on the authority’s site national “, advises the Commission.
This online pharmacy verification system will enter into force within one year in EU member states.
In the meantime, if you want to buy drugs on the Internet, refer to the list of authorized pharmaciesavailable on the website of the National Order of Pharmacists.
Last year, the Order of Pharmacists had flushed out 11 fake online drug sites. He had reported them to the Central Office for the Fight against Attacks on the Environment and Public Health (OCLAESP)
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