.pharmacy FAQ

The following types of businesses are eligible to apply for approval to register a .pharmacy domain name.

• Pharmacies
• Pharmacy Benefit Managers
• Prescription Drug Information and Pharmacy Referral Sites
• Prescription Drug Related Patient Advocacy and Consumer Education Sites
• Medical Professionals’ Offices
• Schools or Colleges of Pharmacy
• Continuing Pharmacy Education Providers
• Wholesale Drug Distributors
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

Prior to registering a .pharmacy domain name, potential registrants must complete an online application form found at www.safe.pharmacy/apply, and undergo a review of its current operations and proposed use of the .pharmacy domain name. All applicants must have a live and operational website or test website at the time of application review, and make such content available to NABP or its representative for review.

After the applicant submits the online application and supporting documentation to the Registry Operator, pays the applicable fees to Registry Operator and accepts Registry Operator’s terms and conditions, including the .pharmacy program refund policy, Registry Operator will review the website, application and supplemental documentation to verify compliance with .pharmacy Registrant Eligibility Standards and the .pharmacy Authorized Usage Policy. Registry Operator reserves the right to deny an Applicant’s request for a .pharmacy domain if compliance with such standards and policy is not found.

After Registry Operator determines applicant’s licenses, documentation, and website are compliant and approves the registration of a .pharmacy domain name, Registry Operator will provide applicant with a token that can be provided to 101domain for registration during the checkout process.

The .pharmacy registry has core standards that must be met to be eligible to register a .pharmacy domain name, these standards can be found here.

Registration fee includes a maintenance fee for you to manage your domain.

Some domain names may be permanently or temporarily reserved or restricted for registry operations, as premium domain names or to comply with ICANN requirements.

To comply with ICANN requirements, all two-character domains shall be initially reserved, however may be released in the future. In addition reserved names for a) International Olympic Committee, b) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and c) Intergovernmental Organizations, for new gTLDs., are not available in accordance with ICANN. The list of these names can be found here.

Registrants will be required to complete an annual .pharmacy application prior to renewing. Failure to complete the re-application process will result in suspension or deletion of domain name.

Registration fee includes a maintenance fee for you to manage your domain.