Internet Pharmacies

Rogue Sites & Safety Measures

Buch | Softcover

99 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62808-934-9 (ISBN)

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The Internet offers consumers a convenient method for purchasing drugs that is sometimes cheaper than buying from traditional brick-and-mortar pharmacies. According to a recent FDA survey, nearly 1 in 4 adult U.S. Internet consumers have purchased prescription drugs online. However, many Internet pharmacies are fraudulent enterprises that offer prescription drugs without a prescription and are not appropriately licensed. These rogue Internet pharmacies may sell drugs that are expired, improperly labelled, or are counterfeits of other drugs. A number of federal and state agencies share responsibility for administering and enforcing laws related to Internet pharmacies, including state boards of pharmacy, FDA, DOJ, CBP, and ICE. The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act directed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on problems with Internet pharmacies. This book identifies (1) how rogue sites violate federal and state laws, (2) challenges federal agencies face in investigating and prosecuting operators, (3) efforts to combat rogue Internet pharmacies, and (4) efforts to educate consumers about the risks of purchasing prescription drugs online.

Preface; Internet Pharmacies: Federal Agencies & States Face Challenges Combating Rogue Sites, Particularly Those Abroad; Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Inter-Agency Working Group Report to the Vice President of the United States & to Congress; Buying Drugs On-line: It's Convenient & Private, but Beware of 'Rogue Sites'; Buying Prescription Medicine On-line: A Consumer Safety Guide; BeSafeRx: Know Your On-line Pharmacy Frequently Asked Questions; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.11.2013
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	182 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-62808-934-2 / 1628089342
ISBN-13	978-1-62808-934-9 / 9781628089349
Zustand	Neuware