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Analgesic drugs: What quality of information is present on the Internet?

“…This tends to confuse the minds of users, who may regard medicines as entirely safe and without any type of risk, influencing self-medication and exacerbated consumption (Arrais et al, 2016). The inadequate information present on the websites can induce the individual to use unnecessary products or inappropriate to their condition, collaborating for the irrational use of drugs, with risks of developing severe damage to health (Gondim et al, 2012;Moretti et al, 2012;Pereira Neto et al, 2013). The problem can be facilitated by the wide availability of places on the Internet intended for the sale of medicines, often at more accessible prices and without the need for a medical prescription (Pereira Neto et al, 2016), including for drugs subject to special control (UNODC, 2019).…”

“…Electronic websites play an essential role in the dissemination of health and drug content, characterizing the Internet as a space that allows interaction between users, with the exchange of personal experiences and spread of data on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases (Moretti et al, 2012). The amount of information made available has been expanding more and more, but it generally lacks reliability and a scientific basis (Pereira Neto et al, 2013). This scenario may encourage self-medication and indiscriminate use of drugs, especially non-prescription, easily accessible, and widely available drugs, such as some painkillers (Arrais et al, 2016).…”