Safety guide

Online Pharmacy Safety Checklist

A practical checklist based on widely used online-pharmacy safety principles. It cannot independently verify a pharmacy.

Before sharing information or ordering

Warning signs

  • No prescription is required for a prescription-only drug.
  • No verifiable pharmacy license, physical contact details, or pharmacist access.
  • Unsolicited spam, pressure, or prices that seem too good to be true.
  • Unclear privacy, payment, refund, shipping, source, or storage policies.
  • Products arrive damaged, expired, mislabeled, or unexpectedly different.

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