Not Recommended Sites are those Internet drug outlets that appear to be out of compliance with state and federal laws or NABP patient safety and pharmacy practice standards. Ordering drugs from these Web sites puts you and your family and animals at risk. NABP has reviewed over 8,000 sites and found 96% of those sites to be out of com pliance. NABP recommends that patients use sites accredited through the VIPPS program when purchasing drugs online. Click here to find non-compliant sites.

Through its own research in 2011, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) identified an additional 1,322 Web sites operating out of compliance with United States federal and state pharmacy laws and practice standards, and posted these sites to the Not Recommended list on the NABP Web site. In all, NABP has found more than 8,400 Web sites – 96% of the total number of sites reviewed – to be out of compliance with pharmacy laws and practice standards established in the US to protect the public health.

Of the total 8,789 sites reviewed,… 266 (3.03%) appear to be potentially legitimate, ie, meet program criteria that could be verified solely by looking at the sites. Sixty-seven (0.76%) of the 8,789 reviewed sites have been accredited through NABP’s Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice SitesCM (VIPPS®) or Veterinary-Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice SitesCM (Vet-VIPPS®) programs, or approved through the NABP e-Advertiser ApprovalCM Program. The criteria against which NABP evaluates Internet drug outlets are provided in the appendix of this report.

HEARTLAND VETERINARY SUPPLY’S  PHARMACY IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW  ANIMAL PHARMACIES THAT IS OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE UNDER THE VET-VIPPS RULES AND REGULATIONS. When ordering online it is imparative that the pharmacy you are using is Vet-VIPPS accredited. To find accredited Pharmacies go to www.nabp.net  The National Boards of Pharmacy Web Site and click on the Vet-VIPPS sites.

January 30, 2012

Another horse has tested positive for the neurological form of equine herpesvirus-1 at a major equestrian facility in Orange County, California, bringing the number of cases on the premises to 16. The Rancho Sierra Vista Equestrian Center, home to about 367 horses, is under a state-ordered quarantine. The Riverside County gelding in question was tested after displaying poor hind limb co-ordination and urine dribbling.

“I still recommend Rhinomune as the best vaccine for use in protection. It should be given every 6 months.” says Dr. Biehl of Heartland Veterinary Supply & Pharmacy.

Rhinomune by Phizer Approved Uses

Vaccination of healthy horses 3 months of age or older as an aid in prevention of respiratory disease caused by equine herpesvirus (EHV-1).

Key Features of Rhinomune

• Helps prevent respiratory disease caused by equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1)
• Modified-live EHV-1 component triggers a more effective immune response than killed vaccines
• Safe in pregnant mares
• Convenient, small-volume dose (1 mL)
• Low incidence of injection-site reactions such as swelling or stiffness