From http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/petdrugsonline121407.html BEGIN QUOTE 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. END QUOTE 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.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6144]