State launches Web site to import cheaper drugs
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday said the state will create a Web site for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs outside the United States.
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O, CANADA: U.S. states are looking to countries other than Canada to get cheaper prescription drugs for their citizens, fearing Canadians may soon stop allowing such sales to their southern neighbors.
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ST. PAUL - Minnesota officially joined six other states Thursday in a prescription-drug-purchasing pool aimed at getting cheaper medicine for people in the Medicaid program.
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SACRAMENTO  As an alternative to importing low-cost drugs from Canada, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#39;s administration is calling for a sweeping new program to offer drug discounts to uninsured, low-income California residents.
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WASHINGTON The federal government says Illinois&#39; plan to help that state&#39;s residents buy prescription drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow imports from Europe&#39;s developing nations.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- A new joint program in Illinois and Wisconsin to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe is the latest challenge to the United States' ban on drug importation.
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CHICAGO - Missouri will join Illinois and Wisconsin in a new drug importation program that helps residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban on the imports, a spokeswoman for Illinois Gov.
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A new website is being launched in an attempt to strengthen patient choice.
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Some states are paying far higher prices than others for prescription drugs under the Medicaid program, but data that would help them get a better deal are kept confidential by the federal government, a new report says.
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The Illinois governor&#39;s ambitious plan to help that state&#39;s residents buy prescription drugs from the United Kingdom also may permit drug imports from Europe&#39;s developing
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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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Kansas joins three other states in a program that makes lower-cost drugs from abroad available to all residents. BY STEVE PAINTER.
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By Detroit Free Press  Jun. 15--Michigan consumers can now find the lowest price for an additional 120 prescription drugs on the state Department of Community Health Web site using upgrades announced today.
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The government has given the go ahead for Internet-only pharmacies as part of a wider strategy to allow patients easier access to prescriptions and other pharmaceutical services.
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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday rolled out a program that will allow Kansans to buy prescription drugs from other countries over the Internet.
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ALBANY, NY A new state Web site allowing consumers to comparison shop for prescription drugs is proving a big hit.
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CHICAGO - Ignoring a federal ban on prescription drug imports, Illinois' governor announced Tuesday that the state would have an online clearinghouse running within a month to help residents purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.    The state won't import the drugs itself, but plans to contract with a Canadian company to connect state residents with foreign pharmacies that have been approved by state health inspectors...