Illinois Gov. Wants to Import European Flu Vaccine
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Illinois authorities asked on Monday for federal approval to import from Europe thousands of doses of flu vaccine that the state located through its controversial program to buy cheaper medicines for older Americans.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday that Illinois will alleviate the statewide flu vaccine shortage by purchasing a minimum of 30,000 vaccine doses from international drug
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich says the state has negotiated a tentative agreement to buy at least 30,000 flu vaccines from British wholesalers.
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The governors of Illinois and New  Mexico accused French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SASY.PA of  balking in providing data to U.S. regulators in the states'  attempts to secure flu vaccine in the midst of a national  shortage.
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French drugs company Sanofi-Aventis is  seeking European Union approval for a new type of influenza  injection it says will protect the elderly.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has helped New York City secure 200,000 additional flu shots from overseas, a move that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said would &quot;allow virtually every high-risk New York City
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Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said he&#39;ll establish a program to help people in the state to order prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the UK, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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but only if federal officials approve a unique plan to obtain 200,000 extra doses from European suppliers brokered by the Illinois governor.
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Missouri Gov. Bob Holden on Thursday added his support to the joint Illinois-Wisconsin drug-importation program that enables residents to skirt federal regulations and buy prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
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New Mexico joined Illinois Thursday in saying it wants to buy flu vaccine from a foreign plant. The states are gambling that the shortage of vaccine might persuade the Food and Drug
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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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United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a ...
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Illinois officials have located 200,000 more doses of flu vaccine in Europe, but the state still hasn&#39;t received federal approval to import those or any other supplies of
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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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WASHINGTON Federal regulators say an Illinois plan to help state residents buy prescription drugs from the United Kingdom may lead to imports from less-developed European nations.
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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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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.