Getting prescription drugs online is so easy. Are regulators paying attention?
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It started with a Google search for prescription medications I might get online.
Almost immediately, ads from telehealth companies began chasing me around the Internet, promising access to drugs to make me prettier, skinnier, happier, and hornier. Several of these companies sell anti-aging creams. While decidedly pro-aging, I don’t love the visible effects of my sun-soaked youth. “Sure,” I thought. “Why not?”
Within the hour I had joined the millions of Americans who get prescription drugs from providers in cyberspace.