PURCHASE OF PRESCRIPTION-ONLY MEDICINES FROM UNREGULATED SOURCES AND MEN'S HEALTH

That this House notes that men are more likely than women to buy prescription-only drugs without a prescription from unregulated websites and that such drugs will often be counterfeit; further notes that men are less likely to visit a GP for professional advice and that buying drugs online risks a misdiagnosis; believes that steps should be taken to improve men's awareness of the risks of buying drugs online and that primary care should be more accessible to men in order that they can seek professional advice and, when needed, an appropriate prescription; and supports the current cinema advertising campaign highlighting the dangers of buying such drugs that has been backed by the pharmaceutical industry, charities and the regulator.