Do cheap internet drugs threaten the safety of the doctor-patient relationship?

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-13

  Bostwick, John Michael ^a   Lineberry, Timothy W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relationship; Generic pharmaceuticals; Internet drug access; Online pharmacies; Rogue pharmacies; Safe prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENERIC DRUG; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; INDINAVIR; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ERROR; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SAFETY; TABLET;

HUMANS; INTERNET; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAFETY;

EID: 33846451048     PISSN: 14740338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14740338.6.1.9     Document Type: Editorial

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