Buying pet presciptions online can have drawbacks

"Doc, I found a site on the Internet that will sell me my pets' prescription drugs for a whole lot cheaper than you do. All you need to do is send them a signed prescription form for each of the drugs my pets need. Will you do that?"

With the advent of Internet pharmacies and the convenience of ordering online, many people prefer to do their shopping in the comfort of their home office. What most people don't understand, however, is that there are pitfalls and problems with Internet pharmacies, no matter how reputable they are.

By law, an Internet pharmacy must have a written and signed prescr...