Vet-VIPPS stands for Veterinary-Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites, a program run by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

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Consider using sites that are accredited through the Internet Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Program (VIPPS), sponsored by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

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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.

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You can identify legitimate on-line pharmacies by looking for the VIPPS certification from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

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Only two of the 3, 000 or so pharmacies studied were certified by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy as "trusted" sites.

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Though most of those 3, 000 sites claimed certification as legitimate pharmacies, only four actually had credentials from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

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Last year drug giant Eli Lilly enlisted the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to take a look at Web sites that purported to sell "generic" versions of Lilly drugs.

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Google said in February 2010 it would begin allowing ads only from U.S. pharmacies accredited by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and from online pharmacies in Canada that are accredited by the Canadian International Pharmacy Association.

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"The FDA doesn't have the resources or the expertise to handle this kind of thing, " said Carmen Catizone, executive director of the National Association of the Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), which represents the state pharmacy boards.

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