Digital danger: a review of the global public health, patient safety and cybersecurity threats posed by illicit online pharmacies | Zendy

Tim K. Mackey | Zendy; Gaurvika M. L. Nayyar | Zendy

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Digital danger: a review of the global public health, patient safety and cybersecurity threats posed by illicit online pharmacies

Author(s) -

Tim K. Mackey,

Gaurvika M. L. Nayyar

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

british medical bulletin

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.08

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1471-8391

pISSN - 0007-1420

DOI - 10.1093/bmb/ldw016

Subject(s) - pharmacy , cybercrime , business , law enforcement , internet privacy , the internet , medical prescription , enforcement , public health , computer security , public relations , medicine , political science , family medicine , computer science , law , nursing , world wide web , pharmacology

Amidst the rise of e-commerce, there has been a proliferation of illicit online pharmacies that threaten global patient safety by selling drugs without a prescription directly to the consumer. Despite this clear threat, little is known about the key risk characteristics, central challenges and current legal, regulatory and law enforcement responses.

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