Libby Baney Comments on Online Pharmacies and Patient Safety With World Trademark Review

In a news digest by World Trademark Review, government and regulatory partner and senior advisor to the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies Libby Baney discussed a recent report by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), which demonstrates how locking and suspending websites that illegally sell prescription medications online directly impacts patient safety.

“Criminals know that more consumers are buying medicine online than ever before, and they use domain names to pose as legitimate pharmacy operations,” Baney explained. “NABP’s comprehensive report reinforces the urgent need to enact policies like the DRUGS Act to hold domain name registrars and registries accountable for the actions of individual domain names and make the internet safer for American consumers,” she added.

The full article is available to World Trademark Review subscribers.