Discount  online pharmacy, DocMorris won a court battle in its pursuit to conduct sales of  prescription medications such as Viagra, Cialis, Tamiflu etc. by mail-order in Germany.

The federal cour located in the city of Karlsruhe overturned a lower court's decision that prevented such sales of prescription Medications online.

Next, the higher court in Berlin must hear the case to determine if DocMorris which claims to be Europe's biggest online pharmacy, abides by German safety standards for pharmaceuticals.

The judges acknowledged that the German health ministry had determined in a report released in 2005 that the Dutch system of pharmaceuticals was comparable to the German one.

Although medications can be can be ordered online, they must contain the original prescriptions sent to DocMorris by post.

DocMorris online pharmacy is not tied to Germany's fixed minimum price system for prescription medications and therefor might pose a threat to its German based competitors. A large percent of its customers are German.

Nearly 90% of orders for medications placed with DocMorris are for medications that require a prescription. DocMorris expects to post $286 million in revenues during its 2007 operations.

The court warned of the possible abuse or incorrect use of prescription drugs, given the limited level of control over online sales of prescription medications.

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