Buying Generic Medicines Online: A Simple Checklist

Buying Generic Medicines Online: A Simple Checklist

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Generics contain the same active ingredient as the brand-name versions and usually cost much less. For that reason, many patients now choose to buy medicine online, from eye drops such as bimatoprost to weight loss capsules such as orlistat. A few simple checks makes the process safer.

Step one: a valid prescription is required for every order of a prescription medicine. A careful store will always ask to see it. Avoid any website that does not ask for one.

Then check the product: the active ingredient, the strength and the pack size should be clearly listed. Generic tablets may look different from the brand you know, and that is expected.

To read a fuller guide, this guide explains what to look for.

Some common examples: glaucoma drops such as bimatoprost or latanoprost are used once a day in the evening, and you should leave five minutes between different drops. Generic orlistat is taken with meals that contain fat and works best with a low-fat diet, plus a multivitamin at bedtime.

Once your order comes, check the name, strength and expiry date and keep the leaflet. Let your doctor know which product website you are taking.

More tips are on this page.

This is general information, not medical advice. Always check with your doctor before starting a new medicine.

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