FDA Frets Over Illinois Drug Import Plan
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WASHINGTON Aug. 24, 2004 - The prescription bottle may say &quot;Made in England,&quot; but the Food and Drug Administration worries that Illinois&#39; plan to help residents buy drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow counterfeit drugs from other countries.
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CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
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A top Republican lawmaker raised  concerns about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability  to monitor drug safety following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis drug last week, according to a letter made public  on Tuesday.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that Illinois will become the first state in the nation to allow the import of pharmaceuticals from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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The US Food and Drug Administration said it will &quot;expeditiously&quot; consider Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#39;s request to buy up to 87,000 flu shots from European suppliers, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.
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Rising cost projections for the new  Medicare drug benefit alarmed U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday and  set off renewed calls to restrain spiraling drug prices and  allow pharmaceutical imports from Canada.
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Missouri is joining Illinois and Wisconsin in importing prescription drugs from Canada, Britain and Ireland. Gov. Bob Holden appeared at a news conference with Illinois Gov.
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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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Citing &quot;an urgent need&quot; at a time of flu vaccine shortages, Illinois asked for federal permission Monday to buy at least 30,000 vaccine doses from Europe for the state&#39;s nursing home residents.
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Although the volume of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming into the country from foreign manufacturers in developing nations such as India and China has exploded in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will be lower in 20...
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Missouri joined Illinois and Wisconsin in a new drug-import program to make cheaper prescription drugs available from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban on the imports.
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Republican congressional leaders struggled Wednesday to sidetrack legislation allowing prescription drugs to be imported from abroad, a pre-election controversy threatening to delay billion of dollars for homeland security.
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More patients with serious diseases could get experimental drugs under revised rules proposed on Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that also detail how manufacturers can charge for them.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - In a nod to the reality that Canada can&#39;t begin to provide all the cheaper prescription drugs Americans want, Illinois is adding European suppliers.
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Governor Rod Blagojevich plans to ignore a federal ban on prescription drug imports. He announced yesterday that Illinois would start an online clearinghouse within a month to help Illinoisans purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United ...
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CHICAGO  Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - With a US task report expected any day on importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, there&#39;s growing speculation on both sides of the border that American officials may reverse course and finally endorse it.