Since prior coverage on the issueof Internet pharmacies (seeJAVMA, June 1, 2001, and Aug. 15, 2001), the AVMA continues to receive complaints and queries on the subject. With the development of the AVMA Pharmacy Complaint Form, more than 125 veterinarians have copied the AVMA on their commeats to the Food and Drug Administration, boards of pharmacy, and boards of veterinary medicine. Sample complaints against Internet pharmacies include the sale of prescription medication directly to consumers without a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, and some pharmacies operating within the United States selling products that come from countries that may not have the same kinds of quality and purity assurance the United States does. It is generally illegal to dispense foreign drugs in the United States, including foreign versions of U.S. products.
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