creators_name: Scaria, Vinod
creators_id: Vinod S
editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas
editors_id: Kakkilaya BS
type: journale
datestamp: 2003-10-17
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:22
metadata_visibility: show
title: Cyber-pharmacies and emerging concerns on marketing drugs Online
ispublished: pub
subjects: OJHAS
full_text_status: public
keywords: Internet, Drug, Commerce, Ethics, Quality of Health Care
abstract: The booming e-commerce and a regulation-less environment online have led to the rise of a new generation of websites that market drugs and other products over the Internet. Some of these drugs are often herbal products or of dubious quality, often marketed with a mix of professional design and unverified/fraudulent claims. Several concerns have arisen from different corners and evidence of malpractice has emerged. But there is a lack of sufficient evidence confirming the concerns.
date: 2003-07
date_type: published
publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
volume: 2
number: 2
publisher: Kakkilaya BS
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Scaria, Dr Vinod  (2003) Cyber-pharmacies and emerging concerns on marketing drugs Online.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
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