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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
卷 49, 期 2, 页码 131-135出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-108027
关键词
ethics- medical; human rights; quality of health care; right to health; drug industry
Many people have the opportunity to purchase medicines online, but there are also risks involved, such as purchasing poor-quality products. People from low socioeconomic backgrounds, in particular, hope to buy more affordable medicines, and doctors have a responsibility to assist patients in purchasing medicines online.
Almost any medicine can be purchased online from abroad. Many high-income countries permit individuals to import medicines for their personal use. However, those who import medicines face the risk of purchasing poor-quality products that may not work, or that may even harm them. Many people are willing to accept this risk for the opportunity to purchase more affordable medicines. This is especially true of individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds who already struggle to afford the medicines they need if they are not subsidised by insurers or if copayments are high. As medicine prices and out-of-pocket healthcare spending continue to climb, the online marketplace provides an important alternative for individuals in high-income countries to source medicines. In this article, I argue that doctors have a responsibility to help patients access medicines online and I propose a framework that can be used to facilitate responsible personal importation.
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