US online pharmacies are going to be regulated at some point. The state of Utah led the way when it passed Senate Bill 274 last March. The bill, called the Online Prescribing, Dispensing, and Facilitation Licensing Act, requires the creation of a regulatory board under the state’s Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. It’s the first oversight agency specifically targeting the internet pharmaceutical industry, and it seems like a good idea for the federal government to follow suit.
With this new board, people in Utah who buy medication online will certainly have more state protection from rogue online pharmacies, which really don’t sell drugs legally. Some of these websites are scammers who simply want to take the money and run. This online pharmacy regulatory board licenses legitimate internet drugstores operating in the state.
Online pharmacies earned $12 billion in 2008, which something that rogue internet drugstores try to take advantage of. The Utah state government hopes to stop these kinds of illegal operations through this board. If it’s successful, expect this law to be imitated across the nation.
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