DrThom is a UK-based commercial online doctor service, also operating in Ireland and Australia.
At the time, Lloydspharmacy’s Managing Director, Tony Page, said, “Patients love the service - it’s a rapidly growing area of our business.” [3] The purchase price was not disclosed.
[7] Post sale of the business, Dr Van Every was replaced as Chief Executive of the service by Rachel Carrell[8] in 2012.
Dr Thom and similar websites have been criticised for enabling access to drugs including the contraceptive pill with no way to confirm that patients are who they say they are.
[16] The Department of Health has said that doctors practicing in the UK must abide by General Medical Council rules, but are ultimately responsible for their own prescribing decisions.