White Plains firm warns of ‘rogue’ online pharmacies
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- December
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Consumers who buy their prescription drugs online may find out the hard way that some Web sites aren’t legitimate retailers.
Some have reported problems such as credit-card charges and overcharges for which no products were received; receipt of wrong or fake drugs; no order confirmations; and other problems.
So called “rogue pharmacies� are the scourge of the Internet, says PharmacyChecker.com, a White Plains-based company that provides a verification service for online pharmacies.
This week the company published a list of 36 rogue pharmacies that showed no evidence of being licensed.
“Consumers should be alerted that using the Web sites on the list may put their health and money at risk,� said Dr. Tod Cooperman, president of PharmacyChecker.com and its sister site, ConsumerLab.com.
Still, he said, “(Consumers) can take some simple steps to avoid rogue pharmacies and find legitimate pharmacies that offer authentic medication at significant savings.”
The 36 rogue pharmacies on the list, which the company said will be updated continually, can be found at PharmacyChecker.com (www.pharmacychecker.com).
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