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with more background knowledge than just dishing out a few pills. it s just. it s people s lives. katie needed help. she didn t need more medications. divya talwar, bbc news. we arejoined by we are joined by a pharmacist and solicitor. so, you ve got a legal background in health issues but you re also a pharmacist. what is your take on what you ve heard? nowadays with the access to health care, people are accessing online services and those concerns that we ve heard there are concerning but i think it s wider than pharmacy perhaps as well, though this package is particularly focused on pharmacies. when it comes to patient care, as a pharmacist, patient safety is vital and what we are
she d become dependent on anti anxiety and opioid prescription medicines. she was able to buy medications online, lots of medications, 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 even safe for her. you know, you see a gp or you see your doctor, it s personal. they ve got your records there, whereas online pharmacies have no record of any previous medical history or anything, and you can just tell them anything you like. the pharmacy regulator says online pharmacies must get all the information they need to make sure a medicine is safe and appropriate. we wanted to find out
bbcjournalists, posing as patients, were able to obtain more than 1,600 prescription only pills from 20 online pharmacies without any kind of proof they were ill, as divya talwar reports. katie needed help. she d become dependent on medications. and she s just such a bright, beautiful, bubbly person. christine and fred s daughter katie was 38 when she overdosed on prescription only medication. she d become dependent on anti anxiety and opioid prescription medicines. she was able to buy medications online, lots of medications, 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.
theme continues through sunday and into monday. it s going to turn a lot colder. a bbc investigation has found some online pharmacies are selling prescription only drugs without robust safety checks. bbc journalists were able to obtain more than 1600 prescription only pills from 20 online pharmacies without any kind of proof that they were ill. katie needed help. she d become dependent on medications. she was going through a very traumatic time in her life. and she s just such a bright, beautiful, bubbly person. christine and ken s daughter katie was 38 when she overdosed on prescription medication. she d become dependent on anti anxiety and opioid