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Online Pharmacies

By: David Michael Gonzalez
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society
Edited by: Sarah E. Boslaugh
Subject:Pharmacology (Clinical)

As computers, Internet-enabled mobile devices, tablets, and other means of accessing the Internet are becoming more and more ubiquitous and convenient, a new way of marketing and acquiring prescription drugs has been born. Since about 1999, various companies have been actively selling pharmaceuticals online, and many people the world over have chosen to buy their drugs online because of benefits such as reduced prices and added convenience.

How Online Pharmacies Work

Online pharmacies and other types of mail-order pharmacies (such as those that require or allow orders over the phone) take orders from their customers and then deliver customers’ drugs to their homes through the mail or another shipping service. Legitimate online pharmacies follow good distribution practices and take steps to verify that orders have been delivered ...

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  Gonzalez, D. (2016). Online pharmacies. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of pharmacology and society (Vol. 2, pp. 1005-1008). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483349985.n287
  
  Gonzalez, David Michael. "Online Pharmacies." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah E., 1005-8. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483349985.n287.
  
  Gonzalez, D. 2016. Online Pharmacies. In: Sarah E. Boslaugh Editor, 2016. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1005-1008 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483349985.n287> [Accessed 17 May 2022].
  
  Gonzalez, David Michael. "Online Pharmacies." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society. Edited by Sarah E. Boslaugh. Vol. 2. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2016, pp. 1005-8. SAGE Knowledge. 17 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483349985.n287.
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