PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alan M. Weiss
TI  - Buying prescription drugs on the Internet: Promises and pitfalls
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 282--288
VI  - 73
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/3/282.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/3/282.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Mar 01; 73
AB  - 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.