From: The modern Russian pharmaceutical market: consumer attitudes towards distance retailing of medicines
Anticipated weaknesses of distance retailing of medicines | Respondent’s opinion (%) |
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The risk of receiving an ineffective medicine | 61.11 |
The risk of receiving an unsafe medicine (expired) | 61.11 |
Lack of confidence in the eligibility of organization which trading medicines remotely | 44.44 |
Increased risk of drug abuse | 38.88 |
Increased risk of self-treatment | 44,.44 |
Possible lack of delivery to hard-to-reach places | 50.00 |
Difficulties in self-selection of medicines due to the presence of analogues | 33.33 |
The possibility of buying unnecessary medicines and wasting money | 50.00 |
Lack of consultation with a pharmacist when delivering medicines | 61.11 |
Possible overpricing of medicines | 33.33 |
Impossibility of ordering narcotic and psychotropic drugs | 33.33 |
Impossibility of ordering poisonous and potent drugs | 27.77 |
The process of making an order and buying medicines is slowing down | 33.33 |
Technical problems in the work of Internet | 38.88 |
Lack of social contacts when buying medicines online | 16.66 |