Internet pharmacies : rogue sites and safety measures / Mohamed Gevaert, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gevaert, Mohamed.

Series:

Pharmacology-research, safety testing, and regulation series.

Pharmacology-Research, Safety Testing, and Regulation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet pharmacies.

Electronic commerce--Security measures.

Electronic commerce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Internet offers consumers a convenient method for purchasing drugs that is sometimes cheaper than buying from traditional brick-and-mortar pharmacies. According to a recent FDA survey, nearly 1 in 4 adult U.S. Internet consumers have purchased prescription drugs online. However, many Internet pharmacies are fraudulent enterprises that offer prescription drugs without a prescription and are not appropriately licensed. These rogue Internet pharmacies may sell drugs that are expired, improperly labeled, or are counterfeits of other drugs. A number of federal and state agencies share responsib

Contents:

""INTERNET PHARMACIES: ROGUE SITES AND SAFETY MEASURES""; ""INTERNET PHARMACIES: ROGUE SITES AND SAFETY MEASURES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: INTERNET PHARMACIES: FEDERAL AGENCIES AND STATES FACE CHALLENGES COMBATING ROGUE SITES, PARTICULARLY THOSE ABROAD""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES VIOLATE A VARIETY OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS""

""THE COMPLEX AND GLOBAL NATURE OF ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES POSES SUBSTANTIAL CHALLENGES FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS AND PROSECUTORS""""FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATES, AND STAKEHOLDERS HAVE TAKEN A VARIETY OF STEPS TO COMBAT ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES""; ""FDA AND STAKEHOLDERS HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT THE RISKS OF PURCHASING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROMINTERNET PHARMACIES, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS""; ""APPENDIX I: LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS INTERVIEWED""; ""SELECTED STATE BOARDS OF PHARMACY AND OFFICES OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL""; ""STAKEHOLDER GROUPS""

""APPENDIX II: SUMMARY OF RECENT PROPOSALS TOCOMBAT ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES""""Chapter 2: COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICAL INTER-AGENCY WORKING GROUP REPORT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO CONGRESS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS DOMESTICALLY�STRIVING FOR A MORE STRATEGIC APPROACH, OBTAINING BETTER DATA, AND SHARING INFORMATION""; ""2. LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS INTERNATIONALLY�IMPROVING COOPERATIVE INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS""; ""3. TACKLING THE PROLIFERATION OF ILLEGAL INTERNET PHARMACIES THROUGH VOLUNTARY COOPERATIVE EFFORTS""

""4. IMPROVING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES""""5. WORKING INTERNATIONALLY TO ADDRESS THE COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICAL PROBLEM THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS AND INFORMATION SHARING""; ""6. WORKING INTERNATIONALLY TO ADDRESS THE COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICAL PROBLEM THROUGH TRAINING""; ""7. ENSURING THAT U.S.TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE NOT SPENT ON FOREIGN AID THAT PROCURES COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS""; ""8. PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES""; ""9. SUGGESTED LEGISLATIVE FIXES""; ""Chapter 3: BUYING DRUGS ONLINE: IT'S CONVENIENT AND PRIVATE, BUT BEWARE OF 'ROGUE SITES'""

""A BRAVE NEW WORLD""""OVERSEEING ONLINE SALES""; ""FRAUDULENT PRODUCTS""; ""INDUSTRY POLICES ITSELF""; ""HOW ONLINE SALES WORK""; ""Chapter 4: BUYING PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE ONLINE: A CONSUMER SAFETY GUIDE""; ""BUYING YOUR MEDICINE ONLINE CAN BE EASY.JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO IT SAFELY""; ""MEET AND TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR""; ""KNOW YOUR SOURCE TO MAKE SURE IT�S SAFE""; ""BE SURE YOUR PRIVACY IS PROTECTED""; ""PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS""; ""Chapter 5: BESAFERX: KNOW YOUR ONLINE PHARMACY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 5, 2014).

ISBN:

1-62808-935-0