CVS.com Earns VIPPS Seal of Approval; e-Pharmacy for CVS/pharmacy Offers Safe, Secure Consumer Experience.SEATTLE--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 16, 1999-- CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. .com (www.CVS.com), the online subsidiary of America's No. 1 drugstore chain, CVS/pharmacy (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVS) today announced that its has received the Verified Internet Pharmacy internet pharmacy Online A website that offers prescription drugs from the comfort of home Cons The IP or prescribing physician may not be qualified or licensed to prescribe drugs in all states. See Operation Cure-All, VIPPS. Practice Sites (VIPPS VIPPS Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites ) certification from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP NABP National Association of Boards of Pharmacy NABP Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted ). Out of the over 400 Internet pharmacies currently selling prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, , only four, including CVS.com, have received the seal of approval. "The VIPPS certification is the gold standard for e-pharmacies, representing trust, reliability and quality," said Tom Pigott, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CVS.com. "This certification ensures America that CVS.com offers the same level of quality as bricks-and-mortar CVS/pharmacy stores." The voluntary VIPPS program was instituted earlier this year to provide U.S. consumers with vital information regarding certified online pharmacy  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. licensure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises consumers to purchase prescription drugs on the Internet only from those sites carrying the VIPPS seal of approval. Before receiving the VIPPS seal of approval, e-Pharmacies must participate in a strict review process and meet 17 separate pharmacy practice Pharmacy practice is the discipline of pharmacy which involves developing the professional roles of pharmacists.Areas of pharmacy practice include:
-- Verification of prescriber and patient/caregiver identity -- Confidentiality of patient information -- Compliance with the most stringent of pharmacy practice laws and regulations -- Patient education/consultation about medication use and drug reaction reporting to prevent medication errors medication error Malpractice An error in the type of medication administered or dosage. See Adverse effect, Error. -- Quality assurance and quality improvement efforts to ensure safe dispensing of medications "Earlier this year, CVS.com was the first e-pharmacy to work with the NABP to develop the criteria for the program," Pigott continued. "We fully agree with the NABP's goal of promoting legitimate and safe e-pharmacies and support any organization that offers similar programs." In addition to working with the NABP, CVS.com has also received the Trust-e "trustmark" seal of approval. CVS.com continues to maintain a leading role in developing the online pharmacy market. The company's views on the Internet Pharmacy space are described in great detail in their recently released white paper, "An Approach to Identifying and Regulating the Internet Pharmacy" (August 23, 1999), available online at http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/cvs/shtml. About CVS.com CVS.com is the nation's first complete Internet pharmacy. Launched in January 1999 as soma.com, CVS.com provides 24-hour-a-day access to registered pharmacists via the Internet or toll-free telephone number A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special telephone number, in that the called party is charged the cost of the calls by the telephone carrier, instead of the calling party. . CVS.com also offers standard or next-day delivery of quality prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, and health and beauty products. CVS.com is an online destination for health-related purchases and information on health conditions and issues authored by leading medical authorities. CVS.com provides customers the best-of-both-worlds convenience of online and offline pharmacy shopping. CVS.com accepts thousands of third-party plans and offers thousands of over-the-counter items at highly competitive prices, online or telephone ordering, in-store pick-up or home delivery of prescriptions, and direct toll-free access to CVS.com pharmacists at 888/607-4CVS. A CVS.com online media kit is available at http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/cvs.shtml About CVS CVS is the nation's largest retail provider of prescriptions. The company is the No. 1 drugstore chain in the U.S. with approximately 4,200 stores in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the country. CVS completed the acquisition of soma.com in June 1999. General information about CVS, including corporate background and press releases, is available through CVS' web site at http://www.CVS.com. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Visit the complete CVS.com media kit online at http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/cvs.shtml. |
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