The sale of prescription medicines through illegal online pharmacies (IOPs) in the United States is increasing. These are among the key findings from a recent report from the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science Assessing the Impact of Illegal Online Pharmacies in the U.S. What are illegal online pharmacies? Illegal online pharmacies that are the focus of this research conduct their business through web sites, and exclude the dark web or social media. Efforts to limit the sale of drugs from illegal online pharmaciesMultiple on-going efforts to stop illegal online pharmacies are underway with stakeholders such as international and US regulatory agencies, law enforcement, national associations, and nonprofit organizations involved.

Source: New York Times June 28, 2023 18:14 UTC