87% of the over 9,600 Internet sites reviewed by NABP do not require a valid prescription.
AWARxE News
Drug Drive Prevents Abuse, Pollution
May 14, 2012Two Israeli Men Sentenced for Smuggling Counterfeit Drug Products Into US, Products Sold Via Fake Online Pharmacies
May 2, 2012FDA Urges Patients to Help Prevent Children’s Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Patches
May 2, 20122012 National Drug Control Strategy Includes Continued Focus on Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse
April 25, 2012Online Drug Sellers Take Advantage of Drug Shortage Fears, Warns NABP
April 24, 2012 More AWARxE News »About AWARxE
Mission Statement
AWARERX.ORG is an information source providing authoritative resources about medication safety, prescription drug abuse, medication disposal, and safely buying medications on the Internet.
Inspiration for AWARxE: The Story of Justin Pearson
Justin Pearson’s story was the inspiration for the AWARxE consumer protection program. Justin Pearson, a resident of St Cloud, MN, died tragically at age 24 because of a prescription drug overdose. Justin died on December 25, 2006, after taking a mix of prescription drugs, which he ordered from an illegal Web site. Web sites like these are illegal and sell prescription drugs without requiring prescriptions from the doctor. In Justin’s case, he was able to easily order drugs from an illegal Web site and the drugs were mailed to him. Taking the drugs without a doctor’s prescription, and mixing a high dose of different prescription drugs led to Justin’s death.
For more information about Justin’s story, please visit Justin’s Web page at jvp1.com.
AWARERX.ORG aims to prevent more tragic stories like Justin’s by providing information that will raise AWARxEness among consumers.
About the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Founded in 1904, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is the impartial professional organization that supports the state boards of pharmacy in protecting public health. NABP aims to ensure the public’s health and safety through its pharmacist license transfer and pharmacist competence assessment programs, as well as through its VIPPS, Vet-VIPPS, VAWD, and DMEPOS accreditation programs.
NABP’s member boards of pharmacy are grouped into eight districts that include all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, eight Canadian provinces, and New Zealand. The Association is governed by its Executive Committee, whose officers and members are elected during the Association’s Annual Meeting.
About the NABP Foundation
The NABP Foundation is the educational and developmental arm of NABP. Programs supported by the NABP Foundation include NABPLAW Online, the State Newsletter Program, and the AWARxE consumer protection program.
