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AARP statement on FDA’s prescription drugs importation approval for Florida
8 January 2024 - AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2024
Florida is first state allowed to import drugs from Canada in bid to reduce costs
5 January 2024 - FDA’s decision could change the way Americans obtain prescription medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2023
FDA to import more Chinese cancer drugs amid shortage
10 July 2023 - The FDA is opening the way for more cancer drugs from China as the US continues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2022
Governor Ron DeSantis announces lawsuit against Biden Administration’s reckless delay of Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program
31 August 2022 - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a lawsuit against the US FDA in response to their unreasonable delay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2020
Importing prescription drugs from Canada — legal and practical problems with the Trump Administration’s proposal
7 May 2020 - The Trump administration has proposed a rule that, if finalised, would allow states to develop programs to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2020
FDA calls states’ bluffs on drug importation
18 February 2020 - For decades, critics of the U.S. drug pricing system have advocated importing drugs from Canada as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
Why Canada can't be America's pharmacy
11 September 2019 - Canada doesn't have enough drugs to share, and it doesn't want that role. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Canadians are hopping mad about Trump’s drug importation plan. Some of them are trying to stop it.
12 August 2019 - Canadians are furious about the Trump administration’s plan to import their prescription drugs. And some of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2019
Many local governments shrug off FDA warning about Canadian drug imports
7 March 2019 - Cities and local governments in several states said they will continue to use a Canadian company ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2019
Canadian shelves ‘would run dry’ if U.S. imports drugs
21 February 2019 - The president is joining liberals like Bernie Sanders in pushing to legalize pharmaceutical imports from Canada. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2018
Industry group wants FDA to stop drug importation study
31 October 2018 - A coalition of insurers and drug manufacturers wants the Trump administration to stop its research into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2018
FDA kicks off effort to examine importing drugs
20 August 2018 - A controversial FDA working group has begun discussing how to import drugs from other countries as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2018
Statement by FDA Commissioner on the formation of a new work group to develop focused drug importation policy options to address access challenges related to certain sole-source medicines with limited patient availability, but no blocking patents or exclusivities
19 July 2018 - As part of our public health mission, the FDA monitors the pharmaceutical supply chain to support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2017
New system speeds FDA import decisions
31 July 2017 - The data is in. A new automated system for determining whether FDA regulated products can enter the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2017
Four former FDA commissioners denounce drug importation, citing dangers to consumers
17 March 2017 - The four most recent FDA commissioners are warning Congress that legalising the importation of drugs from ...