Canadian Pharmacy & Online Drugs Leader Cautions Media’s Meds Hype Unnecessarily Costing Americans
A leading Canadian online pharmacy, NorthWestPharmacy is concerned about media hype driving sales of drugs such as Tamiflu at the expense of patients. While Tamiflu is indicated for both treatment and prevention of the flu, the indications are fairly specific in terms of when the drug should be taken to be effective and the type of flu virus it is actually effective against. The Canadian online drugs retailer warns consumers that many media articles fail to provide the particulars of how the drug works, side effects or whether the drug is in fact worth shelling out cash for.
“I think some news articles in the USA are more like advertisements for drugs than they are useful or informative to patients,” says Aman Bhangu, Canadian Pharmacy Manager for NorthWestPharmacy. He holds up a print out of a recent news article regarding Tamiflu, published by a major U.S. news outlet which describes a so-called shortage of Tamiflu suspension that reads like a high pressure pitch to rush out and buy the drug.
Why would one of the largest Canadian online pharmacies caution consumers about buying certain online drugs? Having earned many years of experience running national chain pharmacies in the USA and Canada prior to serving NorthWestPharmacy’s Canadian drugs patients, Pharmacist Bhangu says it is all about the best interests of his American patients. “This article makes it sound like Tamiflu is a cure all in short supply but I only recommend patients spend their money on a drug therapy that they will derive a significant benefit from,” he says. He counsels patients to take media hype regarding drugs and pandemics with a grain of salt by considering whether any private interests like big pharmaceutical makers stand to gain from this hype. Most importantly, patients should speak with their pharmacist or doctor and do independent research about any proposed drug therapy.
NorthWestPharmacy supplies Canada’s drugs online as well as international online pharmacy products to hundreds of thousands of American patients and requires a prescription from the patient’s own physician for all Canadian prescription drugs and international prescription drugs. To date more than 12,000 customers have publicly posted their reviews and ratings of their buying experience with the Canada online drugs site and have made NorthWestPharmacy the most independently reviewed and 5 star rated Canadian online pharmacy. Each NorthWest Pharmacy review is collected and publicly displayed by the reputable third party online ratings and reviews company, Shopper Approved, only after a customer has made a purchase to ensure that all ratings are from real customers. Nor can NorthWestPharmacy edit or filter any of the reviews. NorthWestPharmacy is also proud to be certified by the Canadian International Pharmacy Association and it is compliant with TRUSTe certified privacy. All transactions are independently guaranteed and backed through the buySAFE buyer assurance program.
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