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>US ; Few Americans Buy Medicines Online > 11-October-2004 > > >US News, Few American adults have bought prescription >drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs and >increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from >abroad, according to a new study released on Sunday. > >Four percent out of 2,200 U.S. patients surveyed said >they purchased their medicines online, and nearly all >of them said they would do it again in the future, the >study showed. > > > >The Pew Internet Project found most of those who >bought drugs over the Internet -- about 75 percent -- >said they used them to treat a chronic condition, >including arthritis, high blood pressure and other >diseases. > > > >The rest, about 25 percent, said they bought drugs to >help lose weight, improve sexual performance or some >other purpose, according to the independent think >tank's study. > > > > > >About 63 percent of all Internet users surveyed said >they received spam e-mail for sex-related drugs like >Pfizer Inc.'s erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, while >55 percent said they received spam for other >prescription medicines. > > > >The telephone survey, conducted in May and June, has a >margin of error of plus or minus 2 to 3 percent. The >Pew Charitable Trusts funded the survey. > > > >About 26 percent of Americans used the Internet to >research information about prescription drugs, but >most respondents said they did "not fully trust" the >online marketplace. > > > >More then 60 percent said they thought drugs bought >via the Internet were not as safe those purchased from >a local drug store, while 20 percent said they were >equally safe.

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