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How do we regulate access to high-risk medication in a social media age?

A prescription bag is seen on the shelves of the Keencare pharmacy.
Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

New GPhC guidance aims to strengthen safeguards and prevent unsafe online supply.

Access to medication has become more convenient with the increased use of online pharmacies, but concerns have emerged about the safety and appropriateness of prescribing certain drugs at a distance, particularly high-risk drugs such as weight-loss medication.

As demand for medication supply online increases, with popularity surging as a result

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