Health Outcomes in Patients Using No-Prescription Online …

This study focused on the motivations for using no-prescription online pharmacies (NPOPs) to purchase prescription drugs rather than using the traditional doctor-patient-pharmacy model. We also studied whether users of NPOP-purchased drugs had poorer health outcomes than those …

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Can online pharmacies provide drugs without a prescription?

Unfortunately, this positive use of modern technology has had an unanticipated outcome: the advent of online pharmacies that provide drugs—such as opioid analgesics, antidepressants, cholesterol-management drugs, and erectile dysfunction medications—without a legitimate prescription from a physician [6 - 11]. ...

Do online pharmacies have a role in supplying prescribed medications?

Our data suggest that online pharmacies may have a role in supplying prescribed medications because they are convenient and may charge less than traditional brick-and-mortar pharmacies. ...

Are online pharmacies safe?

For example, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that most countries, particularly India and China, which are major loci for NPOPs, have little or no regulation of online pharmacies . This lack of oversight generates a number of safety concerns for NPOP consumers in distribution, information, and medication-related issues. ...

Are illegitimate online pharmacies safe?

Conclusions: The lack of safety measures by illegitimate online pharmacies endanger patients, facilitating access to medications without appropriate oversight by health care providers to monitor clinical response, drug interactions, and adverse effects. ...

Is online health a good thing?

Some physicians felt that it was good that patients were looking after their own health, whereas others felt they were being challenged with information found online and that their patient had lost trust in them when they turned to the internet for help. ...

What are the outcomes of patient portals?

Similar to the review published in 2013 by Goldzweig et al , the outcomes were grouped into four aspects, namely, health outcomes and adherence, health care efficiency, patient characteristics, and attitudes and satisfaction, and showed nonunique results in terms of benefits brought by patient portals concerning patient experience and health. ...