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Yahoo has been accused of accepting ads for use on their various websites from online pharmacies that are suppliers of illegal prescription drugs.  These companies allow customers to order prescription without requiring a valid prescription.  Two reporting firms, Legitscript.com and KnujOn.com monitored Yahoo for a three month period and found that the company accepted ads from dozens of these types of pharmacies, sometimes even after directly speaking to them.

The researchers that clicked on the Yahoo based ads found that they were able to fill prescriptions, such as Ambien and Tramadol by merely completing a simple online form.  More than eighty percent of the pharmacies researched on Yahoo were found to be dispensing prescription drugs illegally, according to the report.

The firms have recently also indicated Bing as violating the same state and federal laws by placing these ads.  Bing representatives have said that they plan to increase security for ad reviews.  Yahoo has a verification system in place through PharmacyChecker.com to validate that drugs are purchased legally, but both companies were still able to buy the prescription drugs easily.  In response to the report, Yahoo has stated that they have strict guidelines in place and quickly remove all companies that they find in violation of their regulations.   

Read: [CNN]