NABP Awards Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites™ (VIPPS™) Certification to DrugEmporium.com

8/31/00

“NABP is pleased to award VIPPS certification to DrugEmporium.com,” says NABP President Jerry Moore. “The VIPPS program, together with the hyperlinked seal, provides a measure of trust to consumers who need to be certain that the prescription medications they receive are from legitimate online pharmacies. By complying with the stringent criteria of the VIPPS online pharmacy certification program, DrugEmporium.com has demonstrated its commitment to the philosophy of the VIPPS program.”

As a VIPPS-certified site, DrugEmporium.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.

“We are very proud to be one of the handful of online pharmacies that have met NABP’s high standards,” says Matt Erick, RPh, vice president of pharmacy operations for DrugEmporium.com. “This certification is just additional validation that consumers can trust DrugEmporium.com with all of their prescription and pharmacy needs.”

DrugEmporium.com is a subsidiary of Drug Emporium, Inc, which owns, operates, or franchises 172 stores, all of which operate full-service pharamcies. The online drugstore is a full-service operation, selling prescription drugs and nonprescription medications as well as nutrition and wellness products, cosmetics, health and beauty aids, and household necessities. Users have access to pharmacists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. DrugEmporium.com recently announced that its assets and certain liabilities were being acquired by HealthCentral.com, a provider of health care e-commerce and content.

Participation in the VIPPS certification program is voluntary. The program was developed to provide consumers with 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.

NABP is the independent, international, and impartial Association that assists its member boards and jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and enforcing uniform standards for the purpose of protecting the public health.

For more information about the VIPPS program or the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, please call NABP at 847/698-6227.

If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail Info@nabp.net.

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