Legalized Drug Imports Too Costly and Difficult: Report
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Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.
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Importing cheaper prescription drugs should not come at the expense of safety, said a U.S. government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the problems of ensuring the medicines are equivalent to those in the United States.
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The worldwide illegal drugs trade has stopped growing for the first time since the mid-Nineteenth Century, although use and production of some drugs is rising fast in pockets, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
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The same brand names are sometimes  used for different drugs in different countries, posing a risk  for people who import cheaper medicines from abroad, a U.S.  group warned on Thursday.
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Illegal drugs may be cheaper than ever  before in Europe, with prices of heroin slumping 45 percent and  cocaine down 22 percent over five years, according to the first  Europe-wide report of its kind on drug prices.
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The United States  is concerned about increased production of the drug ecstasy by  Canadian organized crime groups, according to a State  Department report released on Thursday.
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Despite having left the door open to the possibility of allowing the importation of drugs, yesterday the Bush administration reinforced its opposition to importation of prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.
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Democratic governor says state must act to help citizens purchase cheaper drugs from Canada, Europe.
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The prices Americans pay for prescription drugs would fall &#151; though not to the levels of Canada or Europe &#151; if the government let consumers buy medications abroad, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
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U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday to  move forward with legislation to legalize the importation of  cheaper prescription drugs from certain countries, despite  resistance from regulators and drugmakers.
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Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Illinois is defying the federal government with a new plan to make it safe and easy for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
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Prescription drug abuse is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers
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Two top administration officials Wednesday rebutted claims that costs could be lowered if President Bush would allow drug importation and permit the government to negotiate with drugmakers on behalf of senior citizens.
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Abuse of prescription drugs is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers, sedatives and other medicines potent enough to kill, a global watchdog warned Wednesday.
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Importing drugs from Canada and other nations where prices are lower wouldn&#39;t generate enough savings for US consumers to justify the risks, regulatory costs or harm to the drug industry, a federal task force found.
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The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible.
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A task force led by the U.S. Surgeon General is still drafting its report on drug importation, but one conclusion is already clear: Savvy shoppers can find cheaper prescription drugs in American pharmacies.