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The number of people buying medicines online is increasing, and the reasons aren't too hard to comprehend. The internet provides an often cheap, convenient and embarrassment-free means to purchase drugs. Caitlyn Donaldson looks at how consumers can be sure they're safe and how pharmacists...

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Published in:Perspectives in public health 2008-11, Vol.128 (6), p.284-284
Main Author: Donaldson, Caitlyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumers
Drugs
Internet
Pharmacists
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Summary:The number of people buying medicines online is increasing, and the reasons aren't too hard to comprehend. The internet provides an often cheap, convenient and embarrassment-free means to purchase drugs. Caitlyn Donaldson looks at how consumers can be sure they're safe and how pharmacists can show they're reputable. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright holder]
ISSN:1757-9139
DOI:10.1177/14664240081280061203