“Physician Shopping”: Internet Purchase of Medication and Problem

Authors

  • Prof. Viroj Wiwanitkit Director, Editorial Office, Hainan Medical University

Keywords:

Internet, Shopping, Physician, Medication

Abstract

With advent internet technology, things become easier. This includes the rapid purchasing of things via internet. The main consideration at present is the sale of medical product via internet. The “physician shopping”, an internet purchase of medication can causes several problems. In this short article, the author briefly summarizes and discusses on this problem via the medical view.

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Published

2018-09-10

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018): Journal of Advanced Research in Business Law and Technology Management

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Research Article

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