From
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/petdrugsonline121407.html
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Tips for Buying Pet Drugs Online
Order from a Web site that belongs to a VIPPS-accredited pharmacy.
VIPP -- the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site -- is a voluntary
certification program of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
(NABP). NABP gives the VIPPS seal to online pharmacies that comply with
stringent licensing and inspection requirements. Only pharmacies that
sell human drugs are VIPPS-certified at this time, but sometimes
veterinarians will prescribe human drugs to pets when there is no
animal drug approved for the pet's illness. Check with NABP at
www.nabp.net to find out if a pharmacy is VIPPS-accredited.
Order from an outsourced prescription management service that your
veterinarian uses. These state-licensed Internet pharmacy services work
directly with the veterinarian, require that a prescription be written
by the veterinarian, and support the veterinarian-client- patient
relationship. Ask your veterinary hospital if it uses an Internet
pharmacy service.
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Past articles, some of which may also be of interest:
http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/http://ferrethealth.org/archive/http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
[Posted in FML 6144]
