Rise in purchase of medicines online
Three-quarters of pharmacists believe the activity has become more commonplace in recent years, according to a poll by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Almost half of 650 pharmacists surveyed said a customer had admitted buying medicine in this way.
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