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Online Pharmacies, Fake Drugs

Online Pharmacies, Fake Drugs

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Consumers who purchase medicines online for convenience and price are taking a big risk–experts say 97% of online “pharmacies” are rogue sites operating illegally. Often the medications they sell are counterfeit or substandard. Experts discuss the risks and how consumers can buy safely.

Guest Information:

  • Carmen Catizone, Executive Director, National Associate of Boards of Pharmacy
  • Libby Baney, Executive Director, Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies
  • Dr. Roger Bate, scholar, American Enterprise Institute and author, Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines
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Since 1992, Radio Health Journal has been bringing listeners useful, verifiable information they can trust and rely on in the fields of medicine, science & technology, research, and the intersection of health & public policy. Both Radio Health Journal and sister show Viewpoints Radio are AURN productions.

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