Illicit online marketing of lorcaserin before DEA scheduling

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 861-864

  Liang, Bryan A ^a,b,c   MacKey, Tim K ^a,b,c   N Archer Hayes, Ashley ^c   Shinn, Linda M ^c,d  

^a CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LORCASERIN; PHENTERMINE PLUS TOPIRAMATE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG TRAFFIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BENZAZEPINES; COMMERCE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARKETING; OBESITY; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, ONLINE; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS;

EID: 84879406736     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20429     Document Type: Review

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