In this note we study the value for money of purchases of fluoxetine made through on-line pharmacies without prescription. We show that this channel is not good value from an economic point of view and that it can be dangerous in medical terms because of the poor quality of the drugs received and the lack of prescribing instructions.

Not a good buy: value for money of prescription drugs sold on the Internet

LEVAGGI, Rosella;MARCANTONI, Claudio;GELATTI, Umberto
2012-01-01

Abstract

In this note we study the value for money of purchases of fluoxetine made through on-line pharmacies without prescription. We show that this channel is not good value from an economic point of view and that it can be dangerous in medical terms because of the poor quality of the drugs received and the lack of prescribing instructions.
2012
2012
Ateneo di appartenenza
SH1_4 Econometrics, statistical methods
SH1_11 Public economics, political economics, public administration
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Inglese
Internazionale
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851012001376
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Levaggi, Rosella; Marcantoni, Claudio; Laura, Filppucci; Gelatti, Umberto
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