From today, pharmacists, who have obtained the authorization, can sell medicines without a prescription on the internet. This on-line trade is very supervised.
The decree, which regulates the sale of drugs on the Internet, comes into force on July 12. 4000 products sold without a prescription are now available online. To avoid falling on a fraudulent site practicing counterfeit medicines, why actor gives some benchmarks to identify authorized sites.
Electronic commerce in medicines is not open to everyone. According to the text, the site is the “virtual extension” of a physical pharmacy itself authorized. Medicines are sold via sites published by a pharmacy. This provision prevents, for example, large-scale distribution from investing in this market. Pharmacists mustt therefore obtain authorization from the regional health agencies (ARS) and make a declaration to the Order of Pharmacists.
Regarding the structure of the site, it should clearly show name and address of the approved pharmacy for sale on the web, so that the customer knows in which physical pharmacy he is supplied. Regarding products sold on the Internet, they must be presented ” objectively, and not misleading “.
Concretely, only the following elements must appear on the presentation of the medicinal product: its trade name, the therapeutic indication (s), the galenic form (sachets, tablets, capsules, etc.), the number of dosage units and the price. For the leaflets attached to medicinal products concerning in particular the precautions for use and the dosage, they will be available online and printable.
The decree banned discussion forums on the website. On the other hand, it stipulates that it must be designed in such a way that “no drug can be sold without a interactive exchange relevant is made possible before the order is validated ”. The pharmacist must therefore answer any additional questions that the patient may ask.
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