What does LegitScript certification cover?

LegitScript Healthcare Certification checks whether a business involved in the online sale, prescribing or facilitation of prescription medications meets LegitScript's Certification Standards. LegitScript says certification may be required for some advertising programs but does not guarantee advertising approval. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 2 November 2026.

LegitScript says a business is likely eligible if it sells or advertises prescription medications online, offers telemedicine that may result in a prescription, processes card-not-present payments for prescription drugs, or connects patients with contracted pharmacies or providers. Businesses that sell only dietary supplements are generally not eligible. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 2 November 2026.

LegitScript says it cannot give an estimated timeline: review time depends on how complex and complete the application is, how fast you answer requests for information, and current volume. Source: LegitScript's Certification FAQ, checked on 2 November 2026.

Meta lets online pharmacies and telehealth providers promote prescription drugs only if they are actively certified with LegitScript, have authorization from Meta, and target people 18 or older in the United States, Canada or New Zealand, in the countries where they are certified. Source: Meta's Drugs and Pharmaceuticals ad policy, checked on 2 November 2026.

In the United States, Google allows telemedicine providers that are accredited by LegitScript's Healthcare Merchant Certification Program and also certified with Google. Source: Google's Healthcare and medicines ad policy, checked on 2 November 2026.

Our LegitScript certification page and LegitScript readiness checklist go further.

LegitScript's Healthcare Certification page publishes its fees: a nonrefundable application fee and an annual certification fee, each charged per website. Source: LegitScript: Healthcare Certification, checked on 3 November 2026.

Each domain to be certified needs its own application fee and annual certification fee, and expedited processing costs extra per application. Source: LegitScript: Healthcare Certification, checked on 3 November 2026.

If an additional website is approved within six months of your renewal date, LegitScript reduces its first annual certification fee. Our LegitScript cost calculator adds these up. Source: LegitScript's Healthcare Certification FAQ, checked on 3 November 2026.

LegitScript lists telemedicine providers that advertise on platforms such as Google, Meta, Microsoft or other major ad networks among the businesses it certifies. Partner pharmacies responsible for filling prescriptions for patients are generally required to be LegitScript-certified as well. Source: LegitScript: Healthcare Certification, checked on 3 November 2026.

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