ArticleDrug, healthcare and patient safety2013
Attrition of Canadian Internet pharmacy websites: what are the implications?
Article in Drug, healthcare and patient safety, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Accessibility of Low-cost Insulin From Illegitimate Internet Pharmacies: Cross-sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Investigating Medical Student's Preferences for Internet-Based Healthcare Services: A Best-Worst Scaling Survey.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Digital danger: a review of the global public health, patient safety and cybersecurity threats posed by illicit online pharmacies.British medical bulletin · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe unavailability of Internet pharmacy websites may impact a consumer's drug purchases and health care.
objectiveTo address the issue of attrition, a defined set of Canadian Internet pharmacy websites was examined at three separate time intervals.
methodsIn February to March 2006, 117 distinct, fully functional "Canadian Internet pharmacy" websites were located using the advanced search options of Google and the uniform resource locator (URL) for each website was recorded. To determine website attrition, each of the 117 websites obtained and recorded from the previous study was revisited at two later periods of time within a 4-year period.
resultsAfter approximately 4 years and 5 months, only 59 (50.4%) sites were found in the original state. Thirty-four sites (29.1%) had moved to a new URL address and were not functioning as the original Internet pharmacy. For 24 sites (20.5%) the viewer was redirected to another Canadian Internet pharmacy site.
conclusionOf concern for patients if Internet pharmacy sites were suddenly inaccessible would be the disruption of continuity of care.
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