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Some websites offering treatment for gonorrhoea put patients at risk by not following best treatment guidelines, BBC 5 Live Investigates has found.
Sexual health experts recommend patients receive a powerful antibiotic, which can only be injected, but the BBC found seven UK-based websites offering only oral antibiotics.
Such treatment can lead to antibiotics becoming less effective, experts warn.
The websites, which include Superdrug, say they are providing a vital service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31649099
Sexual health experts recommend patients receive a powerful antibiotic, which can only be injected, but the BBC found seven UK-based websites offering only oral antibiotics.
Such treatment can lead to antibiotics becoming less effective, experts warn.
The websites, which include Superdrug, say they are providing a vital service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31649099