Dot-com drugs. (Internet).
Online AIDS information service TheBody.com expanded in October to
include a new online pharmacy This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. , BodyPlus--the first to focus only on
HIV--which serves as both drug store and HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. library.
The service offers a full range of medications and accommodates a
variety of insurance programs as well as Medicaid and AIDS Drug
Assistant Programs through its partnership with StatScript Pharmacies.
Buyers will also receive discounts on their purchases. The medications
are shipped directly to clients' homes, with medical updates and
educational materials also enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in.
2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. . "We'll disseminate
information via E-mail and [regular] mail, packaged with prescriptions,
and through special mailings of features and stories on other important
topics," said James Marks Not to be confused with Mark James. James Mark may refer to: - James Mark (musician), Canadian conductor
- James Mark Baldwin, American philosopher and psychologist
- James Mark Dakin Purnell, British politician
, president of TheBody.com. "We think
it's the most convenient arrangement ever for someone with HIV to
get information, medication, and discounts, all in one stop."
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