NABP Awards VIPPS Certification to RxWEST.com

October 15, 2003 12:00 am

RxWEST.com is the latest online pharmacy to receive NABP's Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites™ (VIPPS®) certification. RxWEST, a pharmacy benefit manager, is located at www.RxWEST.com.

"NABP is pleased to add RxWEST to the list of VIPPS-certified Web sites," says Donna S. Wall, NABP president. "The VIPPS Seal attests that RxWEST is properly licensed with the appropriate state boards of pharmacy and has met a rigorous criteria review that considers patient confidentiality, security of prescriptions, a quality assurance program, and patient-pharmacist consultation."

As a VIPPS-certified site, RxWEST.com may display the VIPPS hyperlink Seal of approval on its Web site. By clicking on the VIPPS Seal, consumers will be able to find the verified information they need to make informed decisions regarding their choice of online pharmacies. Consumers may also access the VIPPS database directly via NABP's Web site at www.nabp.net, under "VIPPS," and "Verified Internet Pharmacies List."

"RxWEST elected to participate in the VIPPS program because of VIPPS' reputation and high standards," says Mike Woodley, RPh, RxWEST director of pharmacy operations. "At RxWEST,we maintain high industry standards and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate those standards through participation in the VIPPS program."

RxWEST was founded in 1995. The pharmacy benefit manager designs and administers comprehensive and flexible prescription benefit programs for self-insured clients. Prescription services include access to both retail and mail-order pharmacy programs.

Participation in the VIPPS certification program is voluntary. The program was developed in 1999 to provide consumers with a reliable means to identify those online pharmacies that have proven their preparedness to meet the unique challenges of the practice of pharmacy via the Internet.

For more information about the VIPPS program, call NABP at 847/698-6227 or visit the Association's Web site at www.nabp.net.

Renee Renganathan