Legitscript

LegitScript is an online pharmacy verification service created in May, 2007. [http://legitscript.com/about] The organization's main office is located in Arlington, Virginia. [http://legitscript.com/about] LegitScript's standards for approving online pharmacies are recognized by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. [http://legitscript.com/standards]

LegitScript was founded by John Horton, who was a White House aide on drug policy issues from 2002 to 2007. [http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/top_stories/steriod_sales_report.txt]

In July 2008, LegitScript and KnujOn released a report about 150 websites that offer to sell anabolic steroids over the Internet without requiring a prescription. [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS37508+21-Jul-2008+PRN20080721] .

As of September 2008, LegitScript's website indicated that LegitScript had approved over 100 online pharmacy websites as meeting LegitScript's standards, and documented over 10,000 "rogue" online pharmacy websites. [http://www.legitscript.com]

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