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fake patient profiles
Coverage of fake patient profiles in the Nexus archive.
- Researchers easily obtain GLP-1 prescriptions online, clinician interaction lower than expected
Yale University researchers easily obtained GLP-1 prescriptions online using fake patient profiles, with some prescriptions issued in under five minutes and minimal clinician interaction. A study published in JAMA medical journal details how researchers tested 49 websites to secure these prescriptions.