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Table 2 Observations of internet sites

From: Patient safety and public health concerns: poor dissolution rate of pioglitazone tablets obtained from China, Myanmar and internet sites

Category

Number of sites n (%); total, n = 32

Site without any physical address

6 (18.8%)

Site without contact number

13 (40.0%)

Site without purchasing amount restriction

14 (43.8%)

Site without prescription requirement

32 (100.0%)

Site selling 45 mg pioglitazone (not approved in Japan)

4 (12.5%)

Site delivering a different amount of tablets from that ordered

4 (12.5%)