TY - JOUR T1 - Buying prescription drugs on the Internet: Promises and pitfalls JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 282 LP - 288 VL - 73 IS - 3 AU - Alan M. Weiss Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/3/282.abstract N2 - 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. ER -