Anyone who's made diet pills a choice for losing weight fast and effectively, is bombarded with a host of options...names thrown like Phentermine, Apidex, Didrex, Acomplia etc are one thing, but the larger choice itself entails the most important decision: That to pick one between prescription or over-the-counter pills. As the names suggest and as has been the trend, prescription pills are risk-free as far as their chemical composition and being genuine goes.

It follows, that prescription pills can only be obtained from an online pharmacy or otherwise, after a thorough consultation with a registered medical practitioner. Most of these pills work with chemicals in the body, particularly in the brain to help curb extra cravings of all kinds of food which, under the normal run of things lead to unwanted weight.

Most of them carry a tiny baggage of minor side effects such as headache, constipation, palpitation etc, but can all be avoided if the contraindications are carefully studied, and the right dosage taken. Once your legal prescription is secure, you can do a search online for the most reliable sites, based on a recommendation or approval from the Food & Drug Administration Association. Online pharmacies that offer any pharmaceuticals for cheap are probably suspect if they don't mention a prescription as an absolutely compulsory requisite. With competition on the rise, substandard pharmaceuticals are bound to be circulating in the market. Be ware of those!

Inspite of the odds, diet pills are here to stay. However, the safer, the better. Get a prescription, score healthy, score legally!