Safety and Risk Assessment of No-Prescription Online Semaglutide Purchases
Amir Reza Ashraf, Tim K. Mackey, J. Schmidt, Győző Kulcsár, Róbert György Vida, Jiawei Li, András Fittler
Abstract
This qualitative study assesses the quality, amount of active ingredient, and characteristics associated with counterfeiting of semaglutide purchased from illegal online pharmacies without a prescription.
Topics & Concepts
SemaglutideMedical prescriptionPharmacyBusinessIngredientQuality (philosophy)Quality assessmentEnvironmental healthMedicineMarketingPharmacologyFamily medicineDiabetes mellitusLiraglutidePhilosophyType 2 diabetesPathologyEpistemologyEndocrinologyMetric (unit)Pharmaceutical Quality and CounterfeitingPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyMedication Adherence and Compliance