LegitScript is an online pharmacy verification service. The organization's main office is located in Arlington, Virginia. LegitScript's standards for approving online pharmacies are recognized by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. LegitScript was founded by John Horton, who was a White House aide on drug policy issues from 2002 to 2007. In July 2008, LegitScript and KnujOn released a report about 150 websites that offer to sell anabolic steroids over the Internet without requiring a prescription. As of December 2008, LegitScript's website indicated that LegitScript had approved over 200 online pharmacy websites as meeting LegitScript's standards, and documented over 17,000 "rogue" online pharmacy websites. In November 2008, LegitScript reported that it had shutdown 500 "rogue" internet pharmacies by complaining to their ISPs and domain registrars (such as Directi).
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