France clears the online sale of medicines. The French Academy of Pharmacy has opened up to Internet distribution by launching new rules to guarantee the necessary security against the risks of counterfeiting and fraud.
THE NEWS' - Experts from beyond the Alps, who nevertheless underline the risks linked to counterfeiting and the scarce possibilities of citizens to defend themselves from charlatans aided by the anonymity of the Net, have judged the sale of some medicines on the web as unavoidable. Despite the development of "protected" electronic prescriptions, for academics, however, the distribution via the internet of prescription medicines must be strictly prohibited and limited to specific cases. The novelty of online distribution would instead be the prerogative of medicines subject to optional prescription. Again under specific conditions.
SITES AND PHARMACISTS – In particular, indicates the Academy, the reference site must belong to a business open to the public, whose activity must be the extension; the site must guarantee the possibility of contacting the pharmacist; sites must obtain certification from the National Association of Pharmacists and there must be a register of certified sites, maintained by the same Association. From Coriiere.it
