1 st international workshop on it security in health...

1st INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON IT SECURITY IN HEALTH

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Internet Pharmacies : Implication to Developing Countries Internet Pharmacies : Implication to Developing Countries -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dr. Nurhizam Safie Research Fellow (IT in Health)

United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health


Approved Counterfeit


... BRAND LIABILITY


International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT)


Why Purchase from the Internet ?

•Lower price•Greater convenience•Avoid embarassment


Survey – Member States by WHO Global Observatory for eHealth (Goe)


Models of Internet Pharmacies


Legal Framework


Conclusions• Legal Framework – strict regulation to purchase from online

pharmacy to protect public health.• Greater governance mechanisms to facilitate legal and

political framework • List of recommended sites compiled by National Association

of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)


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