Internet Pharmacies: Adding Disclosure Requirements Would Aid State and Federal Oversight

Citation
Government Accountability Office, Internet Pharmacies: Adding Disclosure Requirements Would Aid State and Federal Oversight (GAO-01-69) (Oct. 19, 2000) (full-text).

Overview
Concerned that the increases in Internet pharmacies and online prescribing may be outpacing formal state and federal controls, the GAO was asked to review the regulation of prescription drug sales on the Internet. Specifically, the GAO was asked us to provide information on (1) the numbers and types of pharmacies practicing on the Internet, (2) state efforts to regulate pharmacies and physicians practicing on the Internet, (3) the efforts of federal agencies to regulate pharmacies and physicians practicing on the Internet, and (4) proposals to regulate Internet pharmacies.