Buying prescription drugs on the internet: promises and pitfalls
Autor: | Alan M. Weiss |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
Internet
Safety Management business.industry fungi education Online pharmacies Internet privacy MEDLINE food and beverages Pharmacy General Medicine Prescription drug abuse Drug Prescriptions Online Systems Purchasing United States Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Services Medicine Humans The Internet Medical prescription Safety business health care economics and organizations |
Zdroj: | Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine. 73(3) |
ISSN: | 0891-1150 |
Popis: | Patients can save time and money by purchasing drugs from Internet pharmacies, but they can also end up with counterfeit or substandard medications. Online pharmacies bypass the safeguards of a doctor-patient relationship, creating a dangerous opportunity for prescription drug abuse and unchecked medication interactions and side effects. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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