BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 13:16:00
She'd become dependent on anti—anxiety and opioid prescription medicines. she was able to buy medications online — medications that she knew would do her harm. although her gp had stopped prescribing the medicines to her, katie was able to get them from legitimate online pharmacies instead. the coroner at her inquest said her doctor had never been contacted by the pharmacies to check the drugs were suitable. the pharmacy regulator says online pharmacies must get all the information they need to make sure a medicine is safe. we wanted to find out what checks are in place, so we attempted to...