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Overview

Introduction
Online pharmacies are playing an increasing role in the prescription pharmaceutical industry as patients seek the convenience and in some cases cost benefits that they can provide. However while online pharmacies offer considerable benefits there are also risks attached to their increasing role.

Scope

• Introduction to the online pharmacy market
• Assessment of the factors driving uptake
• Discussion of the risks posed by the growing influence of online pharmacies

Highlights
Online pharmacies have to date had a relatively limited impact on the pharmaceutical market but the increasing impact of the internet globally combined with developments such as the increasing adoption of ePrescribing will only serve to increase impact

Reasons to Purchase

• Gain insight into the factors driving the development of the online pharmacy sector
• Understand the benefits and risks of this new aspect of the market

Table of Contents

DATAMONITOR VIEW

CATALYST

SUMMARY

ANALYSIS

Introduction to the online pharmacy market

Types of online pharmacies

Full service online pharmacies

Consultation-based online pharmacies

Illegal online pharmacies

Advantages and disadvantages of online pharmacies

Advantages

Disadvantages

Growth in the use of online pharmacies

Driving forces to use and adoption

Patient empowerment

Cost management

FUTURE OF ONLINE PHARMACIES

ePrescribing will have an impact on online pharmacies

Implications for the pharmaceutical industry

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List of Tables

Table 1: For a growing number of consumers in the US and Europe the benefits of ordering prescription drugs online outweigh the disadvantages