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Overseas‐based online pharmacies: a source of supply for illicit drug users?
Author(s) -
St George Bernard N,
Emmanuel Joseph R,
Middleton Kate L
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05832.x
Subject(s) - suite , george (robot) , library science , accreditation , pharmacy , art , art history , medicine , computer science , political science , law , family medicine
Overseas-based online pharmacies dispense prescription medications without a prescription, thus creating an alternative source of pharmaceuticals for people using illicit drugs. Health professionals need to be aware of this new drug source, which may change the rates and patterns of illicit drug use in Australia. Because of the nature of the Internet, this issue needs to be dealt with at both an international and a national level.