doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2015.067.
Epub 2015 Aug 26.
Online pharmacies: buyer beware
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- PMID: 26843708
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- DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2015.067
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Online pharmacies: buyer beware
Aust Prescr.
2015 Dec.
No abstract available
Keywords: counterfeit medicines; drug regulation; online pharmacies.
Conflict of interest statement
Conflict of interest: Bill Kelly is a practitioner member of the Pharmacy Board of Australia and is the executive director of the Australian Friendly Societies Pharmacies Association.
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Online pharmacies: a consumer perspective.Aust Prescr. 2015 Dec;38(6):187-8. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2015.074. Epub 2015 Aug 26. Aust Prescr. 2015. PMID: 26843709 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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