importation of prescription drugs

• Statement of Hdma President and Ceo John M. Gray On the Importation of Prescription Drugs

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jeff Van Ness of HDMA, +1-703-885-0216

• U.S. Newswire
• December 09, 2009

• FDA's Authority To Restrict Importation Of Prescription Drugs From Canada Upheld

Article by Paul J Larsen and Robert B Nicholas The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secured a victory in retaining its sole authority...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Canadian Pharmacists Argue Importation of Prescription Drugs Would Threaten Canadian Drug Supply.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Business And Patient Groups Join Forces With Canadian Pharmacists And Urges Legislature To Stop Passage Of AB 1957, S...

• Business Wire
• August 18, 2004

• FDA's Authority To Restrict Importation Of Prescription Drugs From Canada Upheld.

Article by Paul J Larsen and Robert B Nicholas The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secured a victory in retaining its sole authority under t...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2003, May 2003

• Busted -- Investigation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Google Inc. has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a U.S. government investigation into the Internet search leader's distribution of online ads from Canadian pharmacies. The settlement means the Internet search leader will not face criminal prosecution for accusations that it improperly profited from ads promoting the illegal importation of prescription and nonprescription drugs, a U.S. attorney in Rhode Island said Wednesday.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• August 25, 2011

• State Legislator Group Passes Resolution Unanimously Opposing Illegal Importation of Prescription Drugs

The resolution notes that virtually all prescription drugs imported into the United States, other than those imported by the original manufacturer, pose serious safety concerns such as those recently uncovered by a U.S. Customs and FDA investigation, which found that 88 percent (1,018 of 1, 153) contained unapproved drugs, including mislabeled, misbranded, expired, and mishandled drugs that might cause patient health problems and violate provisions of the federal law. Unanimous passage of this resolution by our Health and Human Services Task Force sends a strong message," said Duane Parde, executive director of ALEC. "It is clear that legislators firmly believe that the American health care system is the best in the world, and the FDA should be allowed to do its job to protect American...

• U.S. Newswire
• May 04, 2004

• Schweitzer Seeks Canadian Drug Imports

At a Capitol news conference, Schweitzer said he sent a letter Thursday to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius, asking her to "certify" importation of prescription drugs for use in Medicaid, Healthy Montana Kids, the state employee health plan and state institutions.

• Billings Gazette, The
• April 07, 2010

• Drug Costs Hit Comp Hard

The cost of prescription drugs has risen dramatically in recent years. Many segments of the economy, as well as legislators and regulators, are wrestling with ways to control those costs, while continuing to provide the public access to those drugs. One area of the economy that is beginning to be hit hard by rising costs of prescription drugs is the workers compensation system. In 2003, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a study titled Prescription Drugs: Comparison of Drug Costs and Patterns of Use in Workers Compensation and Group Health Plans. Nevertheless, as prescription drug costs continue to rise and represent an increasingly larger share of medical cost in workers compensation, states are continuing to search for ways to control these costs. However, ...

... money-including the idea of allowing importation of drugs from Canada and elsewhere, says the NCCI....

• Rough Notes
• Vol. 148 Nbr. 11, November 2005

• The California Pharmacists Association Fights Back Against the Illegal Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada and Other Countries.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2003 The California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), the Food...

• Business Wire
• October 23, 2003

• Importation and Prescription Prices ; Resale Legislation Benefits Consumers

Robert Goldberg's June 27 Op-Ed column, "Stealing U.S. drug patents," accuses me and other members of Congress of aiding and abetting the piracy of U.S. patents because we support importation of prescription drugs. Nothing could be further from the truth. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is engaged in a behind-the- scenes effort to use U.S. bilateral trade agreements to obstruct Congress from legalizing imports of safe, FDA-approved, patent- protected drugs.

• The Washington Times
• July 06, 2005