More and more consumers are turning to online pharmacies today. They are choosing the internet way of ordering medicines over going to the local store.
Of course, who wouldn’t like to avoid queues, and a sweaty ride in the afternoon? But there are more reasons for this change in consumer behavior. What started off as an easier way of buying medicines has also evolved into a better way of buying medicines. Keep reading to find the best reasons why people are making the shift to e-pharmacies.
1. Bigger discounts
It’s a rule of thumb – things are always cheaper online than they are offline. This is true even with medicines. Thanks to lower costs involved and a higher reach, e-pharmacies are able to offer medicines at much higher discounts. And these aren’t just run-of-the-mill discounts. Some e-pharmacies offer as much as 15% off on first orders. For example, PharmEasy offers first-order discounts of 18% along with 3 months PharmEasy Plus Membership for free.
Sometimes, you’d even get a hefty discount on the complete cart if you make a big bill. These benefits are hard to come by in a regular medical store. Best comes to best, you get an Éclair. But actual saving on medical expenses is a far-off dream when you’re buying offline.
With online pharmacies, on the other hand, you can plan your medications across a large span of time. Not only will you get discounts on your medicine brand, you can also check out alternate medicine brands that offer the same composition at a cheaper price. This way, you are always making an informed purchase, and are always ahead of your game.
2. Higher Anonymity
More people are shifting to online pharmacies with each passing day. Especially when it comes to ordering medicines for intimate purposes, people prefer ordering them online as it frees them from the awkwardness of running into a neighbor in the pharmacy down the street.
An e-pharmacy protects your privacy just like it protects your health. Your medical history is absolutely safe with a legitimate online pharmacy. Not only your medical records, but also your bank details, addresses, and identity are kept safe. In fact, if an e-pharmacy is not legitimate, then credit card companies like VISA will decline the payments. A VIPPS certification is the minimum requirement from an online pharmacy. Otherwise, banks, card companies, and other entities refuse to associate with them. So, if you’re able to make payments in your e-pharmacy, then rest assured, because your data is safe.
3. More Information
Gone are the days when you had no clue what the scientific-sounding names on your prescription were for. Gone are the days when you continued to take a medicine long after your problem was solved because you had no idea what the medicine was for to begin with. Oh, and gone are the days when you ate something or drank something and the medicine in your system did a weird reaction.
With online pharmacies, that is no longer the case. You can get the complete information of a medicine on the click of a finger. You can read about medicine interactions, or in other words, how it reacts with certain foods, drinks, and other medicines. You can read about warnings, or in other words, when and how to not take the medicine. You can also read about side effects, so that if your body behaves a certain way, then you know where it is coming from. Finally, you can read about the medicine’s uses, so you have an idea as to why you’re taking the medicine, and if you are doubtful, you can always re-check with pharmacologists of the online pharmacy by calling them.
Thus, by giving them the information they deserve, online pharmacies are attracting more and more customers towards them. Not only is information valuable, but it is a must when it comes to medicines. You must always be aware of what goes into your system, be it food or a medicine prescribed by a doctor.
Because at the end of the day, no one knows your body better than you. If you think one of the side effects is too much for you, then look for alternatives that do not come with that particular side effect. Having this option itself puts the online medicine-buying experience a few notches above the offline one.
4. Easy Availability
Five years ago, the first thing you did after coming from the doctor’s cabin was to go to your local pharmacy and check for your medicine. You probably found it, probably didn’t. If you didn’t, the next step would be to go to a farther pharmacy and look there. If that didn’t work either, then an even farther pharmacy was your next masterplan. It was as though by some of physics, the farther you went, the more likely you became to find your medicine. And if it wasn’t available in the 15km proximity, then you declared its inexistence, and resolved to make do without it.
This is not the case anymore. Now e-pharmacies have their web spread across the country. From metros to tier II cities to the nooks and corners of small towns, they have reached everywhere. And you don’t have to worry about unavailability. If a medicine is not available on an online pharmacy, then it is most likely because that medicine is banned. In very rare instances is a medicine unavailable because it ran out of stock.
But even if it goes out of stock, you will have a number of substitutes to choose from, so you’ll never go without the dosage you need.
5. Genuine Medicines
It is true that e-pharmacies are very transparent. And this is because they are regulated by a number of laws, institutes, and organizations. Without proper certification, an e-pharmacy cannot function. And to get certification, transparency is a must.
So it must be no surprise that all the medicines on e-pharmacies are absolutely genuine. The pharmacies also have a specialist at all times to check your parcel before it is dispatched. He not only makes sure that the medicines are right, but also that they are right for you. Therefore, you can always be assured that your health is in right hands.
About Author: Jagruti Jaiswal is a content writer who loves to research, decode, and repeat.