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March 8th, 2010
GP newspaper reviewed the www.doctorfox.co.uk service and published an article 5 March 2010 entitled Online medicines the ethical way in which they outline the ethos, aims and approach of Dr Fox:
Buying drugs via the internet is risky, but not for people using this GP’s web clinic.
UK-regulated and registered doctorfox.co.uk is a web clinic with a difference.
Run by Bristol GP Dr Tony Steele, it provides prescription medicine online. Doctor Fox also offers non-prescription items and treatments that the NHS does not pay for, such as malaria tablets. Parameters and checks are in place to ensure patient safety and confidentiality.
Available too are items rationed by the health service including hair loss treatments and certain medicines prescribed by NHS GPs, such as treatment for hay fever, thrush, chlamydia and contraception. Read in full
Posted in Health News
July 25th, 2010
Expensive medicine online
Dr Fox has the lowest online clinic prices in the UK by far. See comparisons online clinic costs.
The price a person pays for treatment matters. A customer of Dr Fox recently emailed with the following:
The trip went well and I’m Malaria free! 
I heard some amazing stories of how people were buying these tablets off other travellers because of the exorbitant premium they have to pay in their own countries or even just not taking them because they are too expensive! Hopefully your service goes some way to keeping people safe for a fair price!
Read in full
Posted in Anti malaria tablets, Cost of medicine, Health News, Online clinic, Online doctor, Travel medicine
July 19th, 2010
Cheryl Cole is reportedly now on the mend after an unpleasant encounter with the highly infectious disease, malaria. The Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge contracted the potentially fatal infection while on a trip to Tanzania, and became seriously ill as a result. Cheryl is one of hundreds of British tourists returning home each year with malaria.
Malaria
How malaria is contracted
Malaria is a vector-borne disease, transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites you, it passes the malaria parasite into your bloodstream. The parasite then makes its way to your liver, where it multiplies before heading back into your bloodstream and invading your red blood cells. Symptoms include fever, shivering, sweating, anaemia, aches and pains, vomiting and diarrhoea. Malaria can kill you.
Malaria profileration
Malaria is found in many parts of the world, and people should be aware of malaria ‘hotspots’ so they can take steps to protect themselves. Malaria is transmitted in areas of South America, Africa, and Asia. So what can travellers do if they want to avoid ending up in hospital with malaria like Cheryl Cole? Read in full
Posted in Anti malaria tablets, Health News, Travel medicine
July 19th, 2010
Costs of services providing ED tablets
You may have wondered where to get the lowest cost Cialis online? The table below will help you to find out. Dr Fox always has the lowest prices for ED treatment by far.
Our researcher has visited each of the online clinic services below to look at the cost of erectile dysfunction treatment. The results are striking.
Read in full
Posted in Common conditions, Erectile dysfunction, Health News, Online clinic, Online doctor
July 19th, 2010
Price of Medicine Online
There are big differences in the costs of popular medicines online.
It is routine for online clinics to charge 2 or even 3 times as much as each other for the same medicine.
Dr Fox is always the lowest cost and usually by a long way. Read in full
Posted in Health News
July 19th, 2010
Cialis is the biggest selling ED tablet in Europe
Cialis out sold Viagra in Europe for the first time last year (2009). Cialis produce by Ely Lilly had sales in the US last year of £1.02 billion compared wih £1.25 billion for viagra. The demand for erectile dysfunction treatment has not dipped during the recession. There is increasing demand both in the US and in the UK.
Viagra produced by Pfizer runs out of patent in 2012. From this date it is possible prices for all erectile dysfunction drugs will come down to affordable levels. Prices on online treatment compared UK. Read in full
Posted in Common conditions, Health News, Online clinic
July 18th, 2010
Cost of medicine online
It pays to shop around for prescription medicine online. Some online clinics in the UK are charging high prices for medicines, sometimes 2 x and 3 x as much as others. Read in full
Posted in Health News, Online clinic, Online doctor
July 18th, 2010
STD and Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
The use of Cialis (Tadalafil) and Sildenafil is associated with an increase incidence of STD (sexually transmitted disease) in older age groups according to research from Harvard University. A study looked at the health insurance claims of men in the US over 40.
Researchers found the incidence to STDs to be three times higher in older men who used erectile dysfunction drugs. However, these men were also more likely to have had STDs in the year before they started taking Cialis and Sildenafil. The results suggest men who use erectile dysfunction drugs may, as a group, be at higher risk. Read in full
Posted in Common conditions, Erectile dysfunction, Health News, Sexual health
July 18th, 2010
Hypoglycaemia with fake Cialis
A 54-year-old truck driver has been hospitalised with low blood sugar after taking fake medicine bought online.
In June this year the Medical Journal of Australia reported a case of a man who became seriously unwell after taking fake Cialis. The man bought the Cialis online from an overseas website. Read in full
Posted in Common conditions, Erectile dysfunction, Health News
GP newspaper reviewed the www.doctorfox.co.uk service and published an article 5 March 2010 entitled Online medicines the ethical way in which they outline the ethos, aims and approach of Dr Fox:
