Dozens of drug Web sites falsely claiming certification by professional groups
The Better Business Bureau and other professional groups are complaining to federal regulators that some Internet pharmacies are falsely claiming they are certified by their organizations, leaving dissatisfied consumers with nowhere to turn.Most customers said they never received medications they ordered or got drugs that appeared questionable. The certifying groups learned of the misrepresentations — by dozens of Web sites — when online drug shoppers called to complain about sites they assumed had been approved or were members of the organization.
By Diane C. Lade
6 January 2008