Internet pharmacy: A web of mistrust?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-198

  Maxwell, Simon R J ^a   Webb, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANABOLIC AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; FINASTERIDE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ROFECOXIB; SEDATIVE AGENT; SILDENAFIL;

DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; INTERNET; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; NOTE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 47249088651     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03215.x     Document Type: Note

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