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Last Updated on January 22, 2023
To address the rising cost of medicines, patients and policymakers are increasingly turning to personal importation through Internet Pharmacies. Despite their potential to improve access to affordable medicines, most countries do not sufficiently regulate Internet Pharmacies, exacerbating public health risks.
This project convenes stakeholders, including the Canadian Internet Pharmacy Association & PharmacyChecker.org, to establish model legislation regulating online pharmacies, including the .pharmacy domain. It led to the drafting of the Brussels Principles on the Sale of Medicines over the Internet.
Brussels Principles on the Sale of Medicines over the Internet
Themes | Global Health Foresighting |
Status | Concluded |
Related Work |
Towards a Regulatory Framework for Internet Pharmacies | Library, Research
Brussels Principles on the Sale of Medicines over the Internet | Library, Research |
Updates |
Dahdaleh Institute Panel at RightsCon Addresses Digital Access to Medicines | August 24, 2020
Dahdaleh Institute hosts panel at RightsCon | July 28, 2020 Foresighting Fellow Quoted in Financial Post | February 27, 2020 Foresighting Fellow Presents on Regulating Internet Pharmacies | December 20, 2019 Dahdaleh Institute Hosts Panel at Internet Governance Forum | November 27, 2019 Foresighting Fellow Hosts Panel at Internet Governance Forum | November 27, 2019 |
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