A first step towards curtailing illicit cross-border I-pharma: drawing practical solutions from the regulation of on-line gambling.
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Introduction The recent death of 57-year-old Marcia Bergeron, which coroners attribute to medication purchased online that was found to contain traces of dangerous minerals (including uranium, strontium, arsenic and lead), revives the debate surrounding rogue cyber pharmacies. Having repeatedly eschewed meaningful regulation, the problem is too often lamentably dismissed as yet another purportedly unmanageable cyber-trend, with fruitful discussion
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Health law journal
دوره 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008