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Purchasing Online
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Buying Medicine From Outside the United States 
 This document outlines potential concerns with pharmaceutical products purchased from "an Internet site, from a storefront business that offers to order medicine for you, or during visits outside the United States." Addresses quality assurance, labeling, counterfeit potential, untested substances, and related topics. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/BuyingMedicinefromOutsidetheUnitedStates/default.htm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Finance Last updated Jul 7, 2009 Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created this page because online pharmacies have become a part of the marketplace. The page offers information to help consumers determine whether a site that sells drugs and other medical products is legitimate. It also tells consumers how to spot health fraud and explains the problems associated with using foreign sites. News releases provide the latest information about the FDA's efforts to protect consumers using these sites. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm133263.htm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Finance, Internet Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Isotretinoin (Marketed as Accutane) Capsule Information
Consumer information about isotretinoin (Accutane), an approved drug "used to treat the most severe form of acne (nodular acne) that cannot be cleared up by any other acne treatments." Describes risks to pregnant women (such as birth defects, miscarriage, and premature births), potential depression and suicidal thoughts and actions for all users, a warning about purchasing the drug over the Internet, and related publications. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm094305.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Drugs Last updated Jun 30, 2009 |
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