ASOP Global Spreads Awareness About Illegal Online Drug Sellers and Counterfeit Medications
Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) partnered with several nonprofit organizations, including NABP,
to launch a campaign to raise awareness of illegal online drug sellers and counterfeit medications. The campaign encourages dialogue among health care providers and patients regarding where patients purchase their medications, especially if patients are buying them online.
After offering the CE course “Internet Drug Sellers: What
Providers Need to Know” to over 1,000 health care providers,
ASOP Global found that less than 10% of providers reported
they were “very aware” counterfeit prescription drugs are being
sold on the internet and only 1.4% said they regularly discuss
the risks of illegal internet drug sellers with patients. ASOP
Global Executive Director Libby Baney said, “After completing the course, however, there was a ten-fold increase in the
expected frequency in which providers planned to discuss the
risks associated with buying prescription medicines online
with their patients and what they can do to avoid physical
and financial harm.”
For more information about the campaign, visit
www.BuySafeRx.pharmacy
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