Internet medication purchasing

The use of drugs as a form of medical treatment in the United States is an enormously complex process. Individuals can purchase medications through numerous outlets. Over-the-counter (OTC) medications can be purchased in pharmacies, grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, via the Internet, and through any number of additional outlets. OTCs are widely used by all age groups. Prescriptions can be purchased through... 

Chemicals known as piperazines have industrial applications worldwide, and it is legal to purchase bulk quantities of these chemicals on the Internet for this purpose. By changing chemical groups added to the basic piperazine skeletal structure, different chemicals can be formed that vary considerably in their industrial, medical, and mind-altering properties. Piperazine citrate and related compounds destroy intestinal worms, making these chemicals useful in both medical and veterinary preparations. Other medicinal and mind-altering qualities of piperazines are being exploited as possible treatments of depression, psychosis, Alzheimer s disease, and tumors. 

Recent advances in modem technology, and especially the rise in computer literacy, have facilitated the purchasing of medications via the Internet... 

According to this study, both large institutions and small medical practices will turn to Net players, such as Embion.com, Medicalbuyer.com and Medibuy.com to simplify procurement of medical supplies, thereby driving Internet efficiencies into the distribution chain. As a result, the study predicts that cost-conscious hospitals will move 24 % of their purchasing online by 2004. Meanwhile, as more doctors get coimected to health care networks, 12 % of private practices will conduct their procurement online by 2004. 

If you order your medications online, follow these few simple guidelines. First, consult a professional health care provider before ordering or using any medications. This helps eliminate purchasing medications with false claims or those that have harmful interactions with medications currently being taken. Second, obtain a written prescription for any controlled substances and make sure that the online provider requires a copy of a valid prescription before dispensing snch substances. Third, check the standing of the online pharmacy s license with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Approved sites often bear the seal of VIPPS (Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites). Fourth, if your motivation... 

A 58-year-old man with a medical history of schizoaffective disorder, delusional parasitosis and Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) was hospitalised for worsening diarrhoea as a result of CDC exacerbation. He had been using oral silver colloidal solution purchased from internet for several months to purify his blood and kill the (delusional) parasites. Skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of argyria. 

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