Last spring the NABP developed the Verified InternetPharmacy Practice Sites program to certify Internetpharmacy practices through additional licensing and inspection criteria.
Consider using sites that are accredited through the Internet Verified InternetPharmacy Practice Program (VIPPS), sponsored by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
About 96% of Internet drug outlets appeared to be violating pharmacy laws or standards, according to a 2008 study by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, or NABP, a group representing state regulators in the U.S. and Canada.
The same techniques could be used to identify people in various surveys and records, pharmacy purchases, or from a wide variety of seemingly anonymous activities such as Internet searches.