Cheap internet pharmacies to become legal in Poland?

Currently there are over 70 internet drug stores in Poland, twice as many as last year, with sales reaching zł. 100 million in 2005. Comparatively, the number of traditional drug stores in Poland is 12,500. The Health Ministry and the Main Pharmaceutical Inspectorate are currently preparing an amendment to pharmaceutical law which will enable the sale of medicine over the Internet. In order to protect patients, the law will only include medicines sold without prescriptions. Pharmaceutical products sold over the Internet are by 10-15% cheaper, leading experts to predict that the prices in traditional drugstores will fall. Currently, internet drug stores are operating in accordance with the European Justice Tribunal's decision that banning such activities is against the European rule of free flow of goods. Polish law, however, forbids mail order medicines. The changes have been met with a positive response from the pharmaceutical circle. (Rzeczpospolita, 16-17 September, p. A1) M.M.