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Online ED Medication Sites: What You Need to Know
Legitimate Options (Yes, Several Are Real)
These are well-established, legitimate telehealth platforms:
- Hims - Licensed physicians, FDA-approved medications, verified pharmacies
- Roman (Ro) - Board-certified doctors, real prescriptions, accredited pharmacies
- Keeps - Similar model, transparent about medications used
- Teladoc/CVS Health - Major established healthcare companies
- Lemonaid Health - Now part of 23andMe health services
- Your regular doctor + GoodRx - Often the most straightforward option
How to Avoid Counterfeits
Green flags:
- Requires a real medical consultation (not just a questionnaire with instant approval)
- Dispenses only FDA-approved drugs (sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil)
- Uses NABP-accredited pharmacies (check nabp.pharmacy)
- Has a real US address and phone number
- Requires a prescription
Red flags:
- No prescription required
- Prices that seem impossibly low
- Ships from overseas with no US pharmacy
- No medical consultation at all
- ".pharmacy" domains not verified by NABP
Bottom Line
Stick to name-brand telehealth platforms or simply ask your primary care doctor - generic sildenafil is now very affordable through standard pharmacies.