Cooperation among international pharmacy regulatory agencies and tightening the United States drug distribution chain would help protect global public health from substandard and falsified drugs, indicates a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

A domain name dispute complaint involving unauthorized use of two NABP trademarks – NABP® and VIPPS® – has been decided in favor of the Association by the National Arbitration Forum. On June 13, 2012, NABP filed a complaint with the...

Men’s health risks are often exploited by producers of counterfeit drugs as depicted in an infographic developed by the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM). PSM distributed the infographic in recognition of World Anti-Counterfeiting Day and Men's Health Week, and also...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®), with the support of a global coalition of stakeholders, has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to own and operate the new .PHARMACY generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD)....

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) today issued a report to raise awareness about how rogue Internet drugs sites are preying on consumers’ fears about drug shortages. With the most critical shortages involving cancer, antibiotic, nutrition, and electrolyte-imbalance...

Incidents of counterfeit drugs containing dangerous ingredients – such as mercury, rat poison, and paint thinner – and intercepted around the world are documented in a five-part series from the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM). As reported by PSM, Hazim...

LegitScript Investigation Finds Registrar Facilitating Fake Pharmacies’ Unlawful Activities The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) has contacted the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) urging the organization to take action against Internet.bs, a Web site registrar...

In keeping with the Association’s mission to protect the public health, each of the NABP accreditation and approval programs include requirements to help ensure patients and beneficiaries receive quality care and products. In 2011, entities including durable medical equipment, prosthetics,...

Reprinted from the January 2007 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. It is illegal to purchase or sell prescription drugs over the Internet without a valid prescription from a prescriber. The following four elements are useful in determining the validity of...