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Know
Your Source:
Buying Medical Devices Online Can Be Tricky
This
resource is also available as a public service announcement
in PDF
format 
Anyone can create
an appealing illusion on a web page.
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wary if the product:
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Has not been cleared for sale by
the FDA;
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Claims to diagnose or treat more
than one illness, e.g., cancer, arthritis, anemia;
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Is made by one laboratory only
and sold directly to the public.
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Avoid buying from
sites:
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That uses words like "new cure;"
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With impressive-sounding technology
that can hide bad science;
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Without a U.S. address and phone
number.
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| For more information about online medical device purchases,
contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at www.fda.gov
and click on "Buying Medicines and Medical Products
Online," or call 1-888-INFOFDA (1-888-463-6332). |
A public service message from the FDA and the CybeRx
- Smart Safety Coalition:
Working to provide information about online medications.
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Consumer Education: Buying
Medicine and Medical Products Over the Internet
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Date created: August 14, 2003 |
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