It seems that the internet offers everything you want and more. By now, a lot of consumers like to do their shopping without having to leave their house. The comfortable advantages tend to outweigh all safety concerns, but caution is necessary. Especially when it comes to medicine, online shopping bears many risks. Dubious sellers distribute falsified, ineffective, substandard and even harmful products.
The EU has taken several actions according to Directive 2011/62/EU (the Falsified Medicines Directive) in order to protect consumers against those dangerous practices. Since 1 July 2015, professional and legally operating online pharmacies are labelled with a logo. It has green and grey stripes and a white cross in the middle. Furthermore, it shows the national flag of the respective EU Member State, Iceland, Norway or Lichtenstein. Other flags are not allowed.
Find more information regarding the logo in this article of the European Consumer Centre Austria (ECC).
