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Trump bucks his own party again. This time, it's on importing drugs from Canada.
15 May 2019 - President Donald Trump's latest plan to lower drug prices is drawing concerns from Health Secretary Alex ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2019
Trump directs Azar to work on Florida drug import plan
6 May 2019 - President Donald Trump on Monday directed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to work with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2019
Senate bill endorses Azar's call to allow drug imports
20 March 2019 - Bipartisan support for a Senate bill that seeks to allow drug importation to boost competition dovetails ...
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 24 Jul 2018
Eli Lilly opposes using imports to tackle high drug prices
24 July 2018 - Major drug maker Eli Lilly denounced imports from overseas to provide competition for extremely high-priced drugs. ...
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 17 May 2018
Vermont signs law to allow import of prescription drugs from Canada
17 May 2018 - Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed a law on Wednesday that will allow the import of prescription drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2018
Terminally ill dad saves more than $200k bringing in cancer drugs from India
17 April 2018 - A Kiwi dad who's dying of lung cancer has been bypassing the PHARMAC system to get ...
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 26 Jul 2017
The price of crossing the border for medications
27 July 2017 - Canadians are used to paying more for identical products sold south of the border. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2017
How a Supreme Court ruling on printer cartridges could have a big impact on drug prices
30 May 2017 - A Supreme Court ruling on international printer cartridge sales could have major implications for, of all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2017
Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents support actions to lower drug costs, including allowing Americans to buy drugs from Canada
1 May 2017 - Most say importing Canadian drugs would lower costs without affecting quality, though some have concerns about unsafe ...