Currently, there is very little data from cancer patients about their direct experience with use of online pharmacies and their exposure to falsified (counterfeit) medicines. Therefore, it is very important that we bring the voice of the cancer patients through the answers in these questionnaires to the debate. Without the voice of the cancer patients to provide their input, it will be difficult to change the terms of the debate.

We would appreciate your support by answering the following short questionnaire.


Questionnaire – Online Sales of Medicines


A: HAVE YOU EVER PURCHASED MEDICINES ONLINE? (*)
Yes (go to part B and then submit)
No (go to part C)

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SECTION B: IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT MEDICINES ONLINE

Were the medicines that you bought online prescribed by a doctor, specialist or dentist?
Yes
No, because it was a over the counter (without prescription) medicine
No

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Which medicines did you buy online?
Cancer-related medicines
Medicine against smoking
Medicine against overweight
Medicine against hair loss
Pain relief medicine
Sex-related medicine
Homeopathic medicines or vitamins

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How did you search for information about the medicines you bought online?
Internet pharmacy
Online forum, other internet users
Family/friends/other people you know well
Advice own doctor, pharmacy
Advice online-doctor
I did not search for information

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What are your reasons for buying online?
Convenience to buy online
Cheaper
Home delivery
Better products
More privacy, no embarrassment
Buying outside of opening hours of pharmacies

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How did you find the website of the provider of medicines?
Search engine (e.g. Google)
Recommendation of relatives/friends/other contacts
Read about it in an online forum
Email or paper newsletter
(Spam) Email

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Which country was the online shop from?
My home country
Another EU country
Asia
North America
Other
I don't know

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How often have you purchased medicines online in the last 6 months?
Once
Two to four times
More than four times

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Did you discuss the purchase of these medicines with your doctor or pharmacist?
Yes, with a doctor
Yes, with a pharmacist
No

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If you didn't obtain a prescription for the medicines or didn't discuss the purchase of medicines with your doctor or pharmacist, what were the reasons for that?
Professional denied me the prescription of the medicine
Embarrassment
Medicine not for sale in my country of origin
I am familiar with the medicine
Too much trouble

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Can you share any experience if you tried to get your health insurance to pay for the medicines you bought online?

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SECTION C: IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT MEDICINES ONLINE YET

Did you ever consider buying medicines on the internet?
Yes (go to part D and then submit)
No (go to part E and then submit)

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SECTION D: IF YOU CONSIDERED BUYING MEDICINES ONLINE

The reasons why I eventually did not buy on the internet:
Too much uncertainty/incomplete information
Not confident about the supplier of medicine sold online
Too many websites, unclear offer
Way of payment did not seem to be reliable
Way of delivery did not seem to be reliable
Could not find details about the medicine on the internet
Website was in a foreign language

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Would you consider buying medicines on the internet if the right safety standards would be guaranteed?
Yes
No
I don't know

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SECTION E: IF YOU DIDN'T CONSIDER BUYING MEDICINES ONLINE

Why would you not consider buying medicines on the internet?
Too much uncertainty/incomplete information
Not confident about the suppliers of medicine sold online
Too many websites, unclear offer
Way of payment did not seem to be reliable
Way of delivery did not seem to be reliable
Could not find details about the medicine on the internet
Website was in a foreign language

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Private data – This will be held confidential and is just used by ECPC to contact you in case clarification is required on any of the above issues. All responses will be stored and analyzed anonymously and independent of any private data.

Your name (*)

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Your email address in case of further questions (*)

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Please check if you have answered all relevant questions before you submit.