Online pharmacies: Safety and regulatory considerations
Online pharmacies: Safety and regulatory considerations
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DOI：
10.2190/1243-p8q8-6827-h7tq
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Jano, Elda
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作者：
Montoya, Isaac D.;Jano, Elda
互联网上的消费品销售迅速增长，包括医药产品的销售。网上药店模仿邮购药店。为了合法地在网上经营，药店必须在销售发生的每个州获得许可。虽然网上药店为消费者提供了好处，但与传统药店相比，患者的安全可能会受到影响。在线购买处方药可能会对消费者构成风险，因为他们无法判断该网站是否提供与零售药房相同质量的药物。网上购买的处方药也有可能是假冒的、非法的或未经批准的。美国总审计局2004年6月进行的一项研究表明，网上销售的大多数假冒和未经批准的药物来自非美国药店。食品和药物管理局和其他政府机构一直致力于执行有关互联网药品销售的法律。监管非美国药店的最大挑战是由于其离岸位置。不幸的是，由于互联网的广泛匿名性和不断变化的性质，关闭非法网站非常困难。
Sales of consumer products over the Internet have grown rapidly, including sales of pharmaceutical products. Online pharmacies mimic mail order pharmacies. To operate legally online, pharmacies must be licensed in every state in which sales occur. Although online pharmacies provide benefits to consumers, when compared with traditional pharmacies patients' safety may be compromised. Purchasing prescription drugs online may pose a risk to consumers because they cannot tell whether the site is offering drugs of the same quality offered by a retail pharmacy. There is also a possibility that prescription drugs purchased online may be counterfeit, illegal, or unapproved. A U.S. General Accounting Office study conducted in June 2004 showed that most counterfeit and unapproved drugs sold online are from non-U.S. pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies have worked to enforce laws on drug sales over the Internet. The biggest challenge in regulating non-U.S. pharmacies is due to their off-shore location. Unfortunately, given the widespread anonymous and ever-changing nature of the Internet, it is very difficult to close down illegal websites.