RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Buying prescription drugs on the Internet: Promises and pitfalls
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 282
OP 288
VO 73
IS 3
A1 Alan M. Weiss
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/3/282.abstract
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.