THE UNRESTRICTED SALE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS.

Dangerous Drugs

Sale of prescription drugs over the Internet.

Online drugstores represent one of the hottest categories in electronic commerce. The Internet offers great promise in expanding access to prescription drugs for the disabled, the elderly, and people living in rural areas. But with this promise comes the danger of eliminating the safeguards that protect consumers from inappropriate use of medications and adverse drug events. This Issue Brief hi...

Hospitals and Dangerous Drugs

Tough choices: private sale of drugs in public hospitals.

Dangerous medicines: Unproven AIDS cures and counterfeit antiretroviral drugs

BACKGROUND Increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical goal endorsed by the United Nations and all of its member states. At the same time, anecdotal accounts suggest that the promotion of unproven AIDS 'cures' and remedies are widespread, and in the case of The Gambia, Iran and South Africa, have been promoted by governments directly. Although a range of legislative and regu...