Sexual medicine: Online risks to health—the problem of counterfeit drugs

Counterfeit medicines sold online are a global scourge. Although erectile dysfunction drugs are well known to be heavily counterfeited, illicit vendors are rapidly expanding to other drugs and devices in the sexual health arena. International multidisciplinary cooperation is needed to address key patient safety concerns resulting from such markets.

[1]  D. Dekieffer.  Direct sale of sildenafil (Viagra) to consumers over the Internet. , 2000, The New England journal of medicine.

[2]  Online Availability and Safety of Drugs in Shortage: A Descriptive Study of Internet Vendor Characteristics , 2012, Journal of medical Internet research.

[3]  Pedagógia,et al.  Cross Sectional Study , 2019 .

[4]  A. Rodomonte,et al.  A survey on illegal and counterfeit medicines for the treatment of erectile dysfunctions in Italy. , 2012, The journal of sexual medicine.

[5]  Gunther Eysenbach,et al.  Online Prescribing of Sildanefil (Viagra) on the World Wide Web , 1999, Journal of medical Internet research.

[6]  A. Bechara,et al.  Recreational use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors by healthy young men. , 2010, The journal of sexual medicine.

[7]  T. Mackey,et al.  Suspect online sellers and contraceptive access. , 2012, Contraception.

[8]  T. Mackey,et al.  The global counterfeit drug trade: patient safety and public health risks. , 2011, Journal of pharmaceutical sciences.

[9]  S. Arver,et al.  Counterfeit phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors pose significant safety risks , 2010, International journal of clinical practice.

[10]  Rosella Levaggi,et al.  Online Availability and Safety of Drugs in Shortage: A Descriptive Study of Internet Vendor Characteristics , 2012, Journal of medical Internet research.

[11]  H. Tsuboi,et al.  Public health concerns for anti-obesity medicines imported for personal use through the internet: a cross-sectional study , 2012, BMJ Open.

[12]  T. Mackey,et al.  Vaccine shortages and suspect online pharmacy sellers. , 2012, Vaccine.