Do you really need a "prescription" to buy prescription drugs online?

A few days ago, some netizens said that buying medicines online is very casual, including narcotic prescription drugs

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Buying prescription drugs online without a prescription?

At present, there are many online medical platforms on the Internet, not only O2O companies specializing in drug delivery services, but also large e-commerce platforms have opened health services and provided online drug purchases.

In the "online pharmacy" of an e-commerce platform, a reporter from the Beiqing Daily chose a prescription drug "Youjiale" for the treatment of thyroid diseases.

A similar situation occurred in the Beiqing Daily reporter’s investigation on another platform.

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Without a prescription, it can be issued through "online consultation"

Prescription drugs refer to drugs that can be purchased, prepared and used with the prescription of licensed physicians and licensed assistant physicians

Are there any rules for buying prescription drugs online? According to the platform's customer service, the prescription drug reservation process includes: click on the product to buy immediately, select the package to submit the reservation, successfully submit the reservation, fill in the information to agree to the consultation, and the Internet hospital opens an electronic prescription

It is understood that at present, many drug purchasing platforms not only provide "drug" sales services, but also bind "online consultation" services

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Buying and using prescription drugs indiscriminately is risky

　　A doctor said that prescription drugs generally have a high probability of adverse reactions and certain treatment risks.

　　Analysts said that at present, thousands of companies across the country have obtained "Internet drug trading qualifications", and the business volume of e-commerce sales of drugs is growing rapidly, which has brought a lot of pressure to supervision

　　Text / reporter Wen Jing

　　Coordination / Yu Meiying