Posted At www.wnct.com
BY : Sherrie Evans
That's why the State Pharmacy Board is filing a lawsuit against several on-line drug companies.
Buying medication on the web without a doctor's prescription may seem like an easy way to get your drugs. But you're putting yourself at risk of mixing the wrong medications.
Nine on your side's Sherrie Evans has a warning from doctor's and pharmacy in tonight's Health Alert.
Lottie Rains says she'd rather buy her prescriptions in a pharmacy than on the internet.
"I think it's dangerous, I think your doctor needs to know what you're taking."
And the North Carolina Pharmacy Board agrees.
Pharmacy Board Executive Director, David Work, says "People on the other end of the transaction don't have your entire medical history, so they can't tell whether the drugs you're taking now might interact with the drugs they're providing."
Which is why they suggest, don't buy on-line.
Pharmacist Rob Williams says it can do you more harm than good if you take two things that's oppose each, it's a dangerous mix.
Sherrie: "For example, mixing Viagra with some blood pressure medications and heart medications can make you very sick."
Plus, Williams says some sites out there aren't even f-d-a approved and in many cases the drug you buy isn't what you think it is.
"If you're buying a pill over the internet you think is treating your blood sugar and it's a fraudulent drug and doesn't contain ingredients you need, you're not getting the benefit of what your doctor thinks you need."
Williams says it's best to have a pharmacist monitor drug interactions, so they know what you're taking...and it's this one on one time rains says she'll stick with.
Sherrie Evans Eyewitness News Nine, on your side.
Williams says many people think buying drugs on-line is cheaper than from a pharmacy.
He says that's not always the case. Meanwhile, the State Pharmacy Board says while there are some credible drug sites on line, many aren't authorized to sell drugs in our state.
They have already filed suits against many of those operations. However, most sites are run from out of the country and are hard to track down.
