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The rise of cyber
pharmacies is perhaps an inevitable outcome of the booming e-commerce and
the regulation free environment on the Internet. Concerns have been raised
regarding the ethical conduct, quality of service and protective regulations
available, which constitute the essential minimum to ensure public from
health adversities. The risks involved are intimately related to the type of
pharmacy involved. There are a number of sites selling products of
dubious quality, advertised with a mix of unverified claims and professional
design. This includes many labeled as herbal products. Herbal medications
could not possibly be sold profitably on the Internet without deception,
which includes lack of full disclosure of relevant facts, promotion or sale
of products that lack a rational use, and/or failure to provide advice
indicating who should not use the products. |