Patients’ lives are being put at risk because it is too easy to buy prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies, a leading pharmacist says.
A BBC investigation found 20 online pharmacies selling restricted drugs without checks – such as GP approval.
In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false information without challenge.
In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false information without challenge.
The BBC’s findings highlight the “wild west” of buying medicines on the web, says Thorrun Govind, a pharmacist, health lawyer and former chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
“The current guidance basically tells pharmacies to be robust, but do that in your own way, and we know that under this current system, patients have died,” she says.
The parents of a woman who died in 2020, after accidentally overdosing on medicines she bought online, are among those calling for stricter rules.
Katie Corrigan, from St Erth in Cornwall, had developed an addiction to painkillers after experiencing neck pain.
“Katie needed help, she didn’t need more medication,” says her mum, Christine Taylor.
Patients’ lives are being put at risk because it is too easy to buy prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies, a leading pharmacist says.
In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false information without challenge.
A BBC investigation found 20 online pharmacies selling restricted drugs without checks – such as GP approval.
The BBC’s findings highlight the “wild west” of buying medicines on the web, says Thorrun Govind, a pharmacist, health lawyer and former chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false information without challenge.
In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false information without challenge.
The BBC’s findings highlight the “wild west” of buying medicines on the web, says Thorrun Govind, a pharmacist, health lawyer and former chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
“The current guidance basically tells pharmacies to be robust, but do that in your own way, and we know that under this current system, patients have died,” she says.
The parents of a woman who died in 2020, after accidentally overdosing on medicines she bought online, are among those calling for stricter rules.
Katie Corrigan, from St Erth in Cornwall, had developed an addiction to painkillers after experiencing neck pain.
“Katie needed help, she didn’t need more medication,” says her mum, Christine Taylor.
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