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Ethical Online Medicine – GP newspaper

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.

Started 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

Erectile Dysfunction Clinic Prices Compared

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.
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Posted in Common conditions, Erectile dysfunction, Health News, Online clinic, Online doctor

British patients click online to see doctor – comment

August 7th, 2010

The Dr Fox online clinic recently featured in a widely seen press article. The journalist, Maria Cheng of Associated Press, has done excellent research on online medicine.

The article entitled British patients click online to see doctor included the following: Read in full

Posted in Health News, Online clinic, Online doctor, Online pharmacy UK

What can you do about sea-sickness?

January 11th, 2012

Millions of us love going on holiday or even travelling regularly as part of everyday life – but if you suffer from motion sickness, it can seriously hamper your efforts to get away and can put people off travelling completely.

Motion sickness and seasickness are both fairly common ailments, although more people do tend to get sea sick rather than feel queasy during car journeys. Luckily, there are some good treatments available that may well help to ease your symptoms. First of all, though, what are some of the key causes of seasickness? Read in full

Posted in Travel medicine, Travel sickness

Cheapest Place to Buy Malarone in the UK

December 15th, 2011

Malarone is a drug that is taken to prevent malaria in some areas of the world, notably those where chloroquine is not an option due to resistance. It is a relatively new drug and is still under patent, which means that if you want to take this drug, it needs to be purchased from the pharmaceutical company. Read in full

Posted in Anti malaria tablets, Travel medicine

Not possible legally to buy Doxycycline Online in the UK without a Prescription

December 13th, 2011

Doxycycline is a drug that usually requires a prescription in order to obtain it in the UK. It is possible to buy this drug online without a prescription – or rather the prescription is issued by a doctor online as part of the order process. Read in full

Posted in Anti malaria tablets, Chlamydia, Health News, Online pharmacy UK, Sexual health, Travel medicine

Generic Viagra

September 5th, 2011

generic viagra The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has recently won a court battle against Israeli pharmaceutical manufacturer Teva to maintain its patent on Viagra. The original patent on the popular erectile dysfunction drug was issued in the early 1990s and was due to expire in 2012.

Had Pfizer failed in their legal bid it would have opened the floodgates for legal generic Viagra and made a serious dent in Pfizer’s profits ($1 billion sales of Viagra in the US alone).

Dr fox supplies only genuine Viagra from Pfizer. Read in full

Posted in Erectile dysfunction, Health News

New services from Pharmacy PGD

February 6th, 2011

Dr Fox has teamed up with a new company, Red Box Healthcare Ltd, to help patients get treatment in easier ways.

A few months ago Boots and Tesco set up systems to allow their pharmacists to supply prescription medication, such as the erectile dysfunction medication, Viagra and the anti-malaria tablet Malarone, without a doctor’s prescription.

Dr Fox is helping to do the same for all high street chemists. Read in full

Posted in Anti malaria tablets, Common conditions, Cost of medicine, Erectile dysfunction, Health News, Online pharmacy UK, Sexual health, Travel medicine

Contraception Online

November 17th, 2010

Women may like to get their contraception online.

The contraceptive pills most frequently provided online are the ones most widely prescribed by GPs. These included Microgynon, Cilest, Ovranette, Marvelon, Micronor, Logynon and Mercilon. Combined contraceptive pills and mini-pills are both prescribed online. The pills are delivered in the post. Read in full

Posted in Contraception, Health News, Morning after pill, Online clinic, Online doctor, Online pharmacy UK, Womens health

Prescription Medicine Online Clinic

November 16th, 2010

Online clinics can be incredibly expensive for popular medicines. Most UK online clinics charge two, three and even four times the wholesale cost of medicine. A new clinic is making a difference. Dr Fox charges the wholesale price for medicine plus about 15%. Read in full

Posted in Cost of medicine, Health News, Online clinic, Online doctor, Online pharmacy UK, Propecia, Stop smoking

Viagra

October 3rd, 2010

Viagra was developed and is marketed by the Pfizer pharmaceutical company and has been available for use since 1998. The active ingredient is Sildenafil citrate, a PDE5 inhibitor, which increases the flow of blood to the penis to aid men suffering from erectile dysfunction (impotence) achieve and maintain an erection.

Since it was introduced to the market in 1998 the rise of Viagra has been a worldwide phenomenon, helping millions of men suffering from erectile dysfunction and also spawning similar drugs and many third world counterfeit suppliers.

It was the drug that transformed the sexual landscape. Before Viagra, impotence meant shame and often the collapse of all but the most committed relationships. The discovery of its startling ability to restore men’s faded sexual function triggered a social revolution as monumental as that caused by the contraceptive pill.

Ten years on: it’s time to count the cost of the Viagra revolution, The Guardian, 24 February 2008
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Posted in Common conditions, Erectile dysfunction, Health News