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Pharmacies and sale of medicines Buying and selling medicines online Updated 07 June You must accept marketing cookies to share the page by mail Update consent. All pharmacies and retailers authorised to sell medicines on the internet appear from this list: List of pharmacies selling medicines on the internet List of authorised retailers selling medicines on the internet It is easy to verify whether you can trust a website: Look for the logo when you visit a website that sells medicines online.

When you click the logo, check that you are redirected to one of our lists of pharmacies or authorised retailers.

Check the list to verify that the distributor and website are registered. Pharmacies have a licence and retailers have an authorisation issued by the Danish Medicines Agency, which entitle them to sell medicine to the public. Do not buy medicines from websites that do not display the new logo. More information On EMA's website, you can find links to lists of pharmacies and retailers that are authorised to sell medicine on the internet in the respective EU member states.

EMA advises citizens to follow official vaccination programmes instead of seeking out alternative sources of vaccines. When buying medicines online, you can stay safe by looking out for the EU logo and buying only from registered retailers. To stay safe when buying medicines online, look out for the logo. The logo is clickable and will appear on the websites of all online medicine retailers in the EU that are registered with their national regulatory authority.

Clicking on the logo will take you to the register of online retailers of the country where the retailer is established and registered, corresponding to the flag displayed on the logo.

Once there, check that the retailer is listed. The national flag and the text are an integral part of the logo. A logo that displays the EU flag, for example, is not authentic. When you buy medicines from unregistered sources you are at greater risk of purchasing falsified medicines. These medicines may not have passed through the usual rigorous evaluation processes that ensure that a medicine is fit for the EU market.

Falsified medicines may:. As a result, these medicines may not work or may be harmful. The consequences of taking falsified medicines can be serious for patients and may include:. To support this effort, the Commission provides Member States with information and communication materials to be used as such or adapted for national campaigns.

Please do not include any personal data , such as your name or contact details. The World Health Organization found that more than half of the drugs sold online and by places that do not show a physical address were fake.

Medicines that you buy online from sources that are not regulated can be either too strong or too weak. Criminals who sell drugs online have one goal: to make money. So they often focus on medicines that are in demand and not available in a lower-cost generic form.

Many fake drugs are expertly packaged. They look like the real thing, but they may have been made under very dirty conditions. And they may contain ingredients like chalk, sugar, and flour instead of the medicine you need. In the worst cases, a fake pill will contain drugs or chemicals that could harm you. Author: Healthwise Staff. This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information.

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