What is online pharmacy?

Since about the year 2000, hundreds of pharmacies have begun operating over the internet.
Many such pharmacies are, in some ways, similar to community pharmacies; the primary difference is the method by which the medications are requested and received. Some customers consider this to be m... more >>

What does the term "generic" mean? Do generic medications produce the same effect as the brand name medicines do?

The difference between a brand name medicine and a generic one is in the name, shape and in the price. A generic drug is usually called by the name of the active ingredient while a manufacturer uses a bra... more >>

Why are generic medicines so cheap?

Generics are much cheaper than brand-name drugs because generic companies do not have overhead cost such as research and marketing. Most generic drugs are manufactured off-shore and sold online. Since manufacturers do not spend on advertising, research, and creating a physical stor... more >>

Are generic drugs as reliable as brand name pills?

Generic drugs are tested under the same standards as brand-name drugs. Each generic drug is laboratory tested so that the same amount is absorbed into the body as with brand-name drugs.
The FDA (U.S Food and Drug Administration), regulates the market and protects... more >>

Generic pills do not look like the brand name medication. The pills have a different name printed on them. Why?

As we have already mentioned that no manufacturer can take out a patent for a chemical agent. Thus generics can have the exactly same active ingredients as the brand pills. However, names and appearance (s... more >>

Are generic drugs patented?

No, but having a patent does not make it any more reliable.

Fainting; irregular or slow heart rate

Bloating or swelling of face, arms, hands, lower legs, or feet; blistering of skin; blurred vision; dizziness; headache; nervousness; pounding in the ears; rapid weight gain; sensation of skin burning; slow or fast heartbeat; skin itching, rash, redness, or swelling; tingling of hands or feet; unusual weight gain or loss

Abdominal or stomach cramps and pain (severe); abdominal pain; abdominal tenderness; agitation; area rash; black, tarry stools; bleeding; blisters on mucous membranes, with fever; blistering, itching, loosening, peeling, or redness of skin; bloody or cloudy urine; coldness; burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles" , or tingling feelings; chills; chest pain; clay-colored stools; confusion; cough; dark or amber urine; diarrhea (watery and severe, which may also be bloody); difficulty breathing; difficulty swallowing; discoloration of skin; dizziness; dry mouth; excessive muscle tone; fainting; faintness, dizziness, or lightheadedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position suddenly; fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse; fatigue; flushed, dry skin; feeling of pressure; feeling of unreality; feeling of warmth or heat; fever; flushing or redness of skin especially on face and neck; fruit-like breath odor; hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there); hives or welts; incoordination; increased hunger; increased thirst; increased urination; inflammation; infection; irregular or fast heart rate; itching; joint pain; lack or loss of strength; large amount of fat in the blood; loss of appetite; loss of memory; lower back, side, or stomach pain; lumps; muscle stiffness; muscle tension or tightness; nausea; noisy breathing; numbness; pain; pain at site of injection—for ciprofloxacin or ofloxacin injection; pain in calves, radiating to heels; pain, warmth, or burning in fingers, toes and legs; painful or difficult urination; pale stools; palpitations; peeling of the skin; problems with memory; problems with speech or speaking; problems with vision or hearing; rash; rash with flat lesions or small raised lesions on the skin; redness; redness of skin; redness, swelling, or soreness of tongue; scarring; seizures; sense of detachment from self or body; shakiness or tremors; shortness of breath skin rash; sore throat; sores, ulcers, or white spots on lips or in mouth; soreness; stomach pain; stinging; sweating; swelling; swelling of face or neck; swelling of calves, feet, or lower legs; swelling or inflammation of the mouth; swelling or puffiness of face; tenderness; tightness in chest; tingling; troubled breathing; ulceration; unpleasant breath odor; unusual tiredness or weakness; vomiting; vomiting of blood; warmth; wheezing; yellow eyes or skin

Abnormal brain wave patterns; black, tarry stools; bleeding gums; blurred vision; coma; confusion; difficult breathing; failure of the heart, lungs, kidneys and/or liver; fatigue; general body swelling; hives; inability to move arms and legs; increased bleeding time; irregular reading on a electrocardiogram (heart test); joint or muscle pain; sharp drop in blood pressure; sore throat; sudden numbness and weakness in the arms and legs; swollen glands; unsteadiness or awkwardness; unusual bleeding or bruising; weakness in arms, hands, legs, or feet

Abdominal or stomach pain or discomfort (mild); diarrhea (mild); drowsiness; lightheadedness; nervousness; trouble in sleeping; vaginal pain and discharge

Abnormal dream; acid or sour stomach; back pain; bad, unusual or unpleasant (after) taste; belching; bloated full feeling; burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles" , or tingling feelings; burning feeling in chest or stomach; change in sense of taste; change in sense of smell; change in taste; change in vision; constipation; continuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in ears; crying; depersonalization; depression; difficulty in moving; difficulty in sleeping; difficulty in speaking; difficulty in urination; dysphoria; euphoria; excess air or gas in stomach or intestines; fear; feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings; general feeling of discomfort or illness; hearing loss; heartburn; impaired vision; increased sensitivity of skin to sunlight; indigestion; mental depression; muscle pain; pain, swelling, or redness in joints; paranoia; passing gas; pelvic pain; pinpoint red or purple spots on skin; puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips or tongue; quick to react or overreact emotionally; rapidly changing moods; sensation of spinning; shortness of breath; sleeplessness; sleepiness or unusual drowsiness; sore mouth or tongue, or white patches in mouth and/or on tongue; spots on skin resembling a blister or pimple; stomach discomfort, upset or pain; tenderness in stomach area; thinking, abnormal; tongue discoloration; unable to sleep; vaginal yeast infection; vision problems; weight loss