Using the advantages and avoiding the risks – a public survey about the challenges of online purchases of medicines
Half of the study participants have used online pharmacies, but fewer than 10% know how to identify a safe online pharmacy, i.e. many are at risk for fraud. Increasing this knowledge by informing those who prefer online purchases has the possibility to use the advantages and avoid the risks associated with online purchases of medicines.
Authors
- Margareta Troein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6803-7545)
- Susanne Lundin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0038-9661)
- Ulf Jakobsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-307X)
- Patrik Midlöv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5871-8731)
- Cecilia Lenander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0553-7432)
- A. Persson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-1462)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Primary HealthCare (MT)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2025.2584902
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00