Before buying medication online, it’s helpful to understand what medication actually is, how it’s regulated, and why it must always be dispensed by a pharmacist.
To be effective—that is, to treat or prevent a disease or condition—a medication (whether prescription or over-the-counter) contains one or more active ingredients. These substances are selected for their effect on one or more organs of the human body.
As a result, it can cause side effects, also known as adverse effects. It is therefore not a harmless product that can be ordered online without any oversight. This is why medications are distributed and sold exclusively in pharmacies in most countries.
From its manufacture through to its distribution in French online pharmacies, the medication is regulated by the relevant health authorities (the FrenchMedicines Agency ). Its quality—including composition, manufacturing, storage, and distribution conditions—is thus guaranteed for your safety, thanks to complete traceability, particularly in France and Europe.
Many medications, which are subject to mandatory prescription, require a prescription. During your consultation, your doctor (or any other authorized prescriber) prescribes the medication appropriate for your situation, taking into account your medical history and current treatments to avoid drug interactions. This helps limit the risk of iatrogenic illness.
Whether or not a medication requires a prescription, it is always dispensed by your pharmacist in France, who guarantees its quality. You thus benefit from the advice of a medication professional, who also checks for any incompatibilities or interactions with other medications you are already taking.
Since they are not subject to oversight by health authorities or licensed healthcare professionals, their effectiveness and quality cannot be guaranteed.
A counterfeit medication may have a different composition than the original medication sold in a licensed pharmacy: it may lack the active ingredient, contain too much or too little of it, or contain toxic substances. The medication may therefore be inactive—and thus ineffective—but it may also be toxic, making it dangerous to your health.
Many websites offer the purchase of medicines online, and internet users’ inboxes are flooded daily with advertising messages (spam) directing them to illegal sites. To date, the sale of medications by mail order (catalog or Internet) is permitted in France, but under very strict regulations. Many medications sold online are counterfeit products, sometimes copies of medications not authorized in France because:
The licensed online pharmacy Soin-et-Nature is the virtual extension of the Pharmacie de Mailloles. Our application for authorization to sell medicines online, submitted to the ARS Languedoc-Roussillon, was approved in 2014.
Authorization to sell medications online granted by the ARS — Decision ARS LR / 2014 - 1945.
Our pharmacy therefore meets all the safety and ethical requirements set by French health authorities for the online dispensing of medications.
Every order placed on soin-et-nature.com is reviewed and approved by a licensed pharmacist. Our customer service team is available to answer any questions regarding the website, order tracking, or any complaints you may have, at 04 68 54 62 31 Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM. At every stage of your order, you can ask your pharmacist for advice:
If your order contains medications, your pharmacist may contact you to ensure they are used properly. No medications are shipped outside of France: they are available for pickup only at the pharmacy in Perpignan (France).
The conditions for the online sale of medications by French pharmacies follow the recommendations ofthe decree of June 20, 2013. Since Decree 2012-1562 of December 31, 2012, the online sale of certain medications has been officially authorized by French law. However, it is subject to several conditions, notably:
La Pharmacie de Mailloles / soin-et-nature.com guarantees the safety of your order by automatically checking your selection. When you add a medication to your cart, we verify its compatibility with the rest of your cart, with your previous orders, and with any other medications you are currently taking. Above a certain dose, any medication can be toxic: it is therefore impossible to add to the cart a quantity greater than that specified by the decree of February 22, 1990, exempting certain toxic substances intended for human medicine from regulation. We also verify the maximum quantity of each product based on the medical questionnaire you completed during registration, which you must update with each new order.
According to the World Health Organization, up to 50% of medicines sold online worldwide are counterfeit, despite coordinated efforts by international health organizations, which regularly seize large quantities of fake medicines that are overdosed, underdosed, lack active ingredients, or are toxic. Many foreign online pharmacies offer questionable medications in France. Find the list of pharmacies authorized to sell medications online on the website of the National Order of Pharmacists.
The medications offered on our online pharmacy are exactly the same as those you’ll find in a brick-and-mortar pharmacy: they come from the leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and are guaranteed to be genuine.
Our team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians is here to assist you in purchasing your medications online and selecting your health and beauty products. The site uses a secure SSL system for all transactions.
Soin-et-Nature is committed to ensuring the highest level of security for your online medication purchases, particularly by informing you of potential drug interactions and limiting order quantities to prevent potentially toxic doses. Our guarantee? Every order is reviewed, approved, and signed off by one of our licensed pharmacists.
If you have any doubts or questions about the use of a medication, please contact one of our pharmacists at 04 68 54 62 31. For safety reasons, our pharmacists reserve the right to cancel an order in the event of interactions between multiple medications or incompatibility with a reported treatment.
The publisher of soin-et-nature.com is Mr. Arnaud Comaills, Doctor of Pharmacy.
An over-the-counter medication, also known as a non-prescription medication, contains one or more active ingredients and can be dispensed without a prescription for self-medication. The list of such medications is defined by the ANSM and they are dispensed by a pharmacist.
Yes, since the decree of December 31, 2012, under strict conditions: the website must be affiliated with a single physical pharmacy and may only sell over-the-counter medications.
Yes. The online pharmacy, affiliated with the Pharmacie de Mailloles in Perpignan, is authorized by the ARS (decision ARS LR / 2014-1945) and is listed with the National Order of Pharmacists.
Only buy from an authorized online pharmacy listed by the National Order of Pharmacists. The WHO estimates that up to 50% of medicines sold online worldwide are counterfeit.
