They need payment processors and banks',
rogue sites still need a bank account.
NAPB also maintains a list of known
rogue sites: www.nabp.net/programs/ consumer-protection/buying-medicine-online/not-recommended-sites.
The question then may be this: Has the development of the internet led us to a place where such interference is necessary and perhaps even required to contain
rogue sites and protect American consumers?
They fear, too, that suits against
rogue sites will produce collateral dam-age to legitimate online businesses.
But the recently passed Senate legislation (the House of Representatives has approved a version as well) is designed to curb the
rogue sites. At presstime the bill was still awaiting the signature of President Bush.
Since it is difficult to recognize these
rogue sites and to regulate their actions ...
Cyber criminals attempting to steal identity via
rogue sites will receive only scrambled data that cannot be used.
In addition to self-imposed risks, consumers who purchase drugs from
rogue sites may fall prey to unethical vendors because there is no way to ever truly know what one may receive in the mail.
The Sunday Mercury contacted the webmasters of the
rogue sites, but they were unavailable for comment.
Stay away from
rogue sites that say you don't need a prescription.
(44) The public outreach program includes providing information about purchasing drugs online in the FDA Consumer magazine and on the FDA website, (45) and providing a medium for consumer complaints or information on
rogue sites. (46) In 2000, the Agency launched a new media campaign about safe ways to purchase pharmaceutical products over the Internet.
I've heard of medications coming from what we call "
rogue sites," those based outside the United States, in zip-lock baggies without the first bit of labeling or information included.