Buying prescription drugs on the internet: promises and pitfalls.
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine in Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 73 (3) , 282-288
- https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.73.3.282
Abstract
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.Keywords
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