On the Internet?

The internet has put shopping at the fingertips of many. People can buy almost anything online that they could at a store; even prescription drugs. According to an article on ABC, there is an increasing black market for the sale of prescription fertility drugs. Some people don’t need all of their prescription and are willing to sell it at a fraction of its cost to other people in the same position.

Couples are looking for a way to have children and they are desperate. They are willing to take the risk that the treatment they are receiving could have been altered and could potentially make them sick or even cause them to die. Knowing that these risks exist and still being willing to take the drugs, people are causing medical professionals to worry.

What can be done to prevent this situation from occurring? Do you think that this practice of selling leftover prescriptions online will spread to other prescription drugs? If the black market spreads online, what impact will this have on the official economy?