When you have your prescription filled at the pharmacy how do you know you're getting what your doctor ordered?
It's not easy to make sure you're getting what you pay for. You have to rely on the pharmacist, who's selling you the drugs, but you can also do some digging on-line.
With hundreds of prescriptions filled everyday many of us have blind faith in our pharmacists and that the medicines we get are the real deal. Most pharmacists buy their medications from wholesalers, who they trust are buying directly from the drug companies.
"We put trust in them buying direct from the manufacturer as they state they do. But there could be places out there that people are buying drugs from that aren't reputable and could possibly have some potential to be counterfeit," pharmacist Joe Wapelhorst said.
So how can you make sure your getting what the doctor ordered?
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Webmd.com," Wapelhorst said. "You type in the medicine, they'll give you a tablet image and a brief graph about what the drug is."
You can also look up medicines in the Physician's Desk Reference.
The state requires pharmacists to provide invoices as proof of where they brought their medications, so if you have doubts about whether you're getting the real thing that's another way to check it out.
Zach Koffenberger said when he gets a prescription filled he sticks with national chains and he's not alone.
"I have a two-year-old and a four-year-old and I'm highly concerned with the prescription drugs," Jennifer Pence said.
"It's basically like counterfeit money," Wapelhorst said. "They look pretty darn close but you have to take the word from the person that's supplying it that it's actually coming from the manufacturer."
Labels: No Prescription, Online Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs
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