Bush Administration Gives Mixed View on Drug Imports
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The administration said legalizing imported prescription drugs would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.
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WASHINGTON - A Bush administration task force recommended strongly yesterday against permitting US citizens to import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it would be extraordinarily difficult and costly&quot; to assure safety.
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A task force led by the US Surgeon General is still drafting its report on drug importation, but one conclusion is already clear: Savvy shoppers can find
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Importing cheaper drugs from up north isn't as simple as it seems
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He said pressure is building in Congress to allow lower-priced drugs to be imported from Canada and elsewhere but that it's still unclear whether it could "harm our citizens."
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The Bush administration said Friday it would comply with a World Trade Organization that penalizes some U.S. exports even as it tries to get Congress to change the law that prompted the sanctions.
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John Kerry said Thursday that he had no doubts about letting Americans import prescription drugs from Canada, but he said President Bush didn't seem so sure.
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The Bush administration on Monday noted disturbing trends in Bolivia's cooperation with efforts to combat illicit drugs.
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The Bush administration said Monday it sees disturbing trends in Bolivia's dealings with efforts to combat illicit drugs.
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off over whether the Food and Drug Administration is doing an adequate job overseeing drug safety, and whether the agency needs major reforms. White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. said it is doing a "spectacular" job.
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Republican congressional leaders struggled Wednesday to sidetrack legislation allowing prescription drugs to be imported, a pre-election controversy threatening to delay billion of dollars for homeland security.
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opposes commercial prescription imports, arguing that it can't vouch for their safety. But individuals can buy a three month supply of medicine if they have a U.S. prescription.
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The American Medical Association is weighing support of importing prescription drugs from outside the United States as the nation&#39;s physicians address pleas from patients over the high cost of medicines.
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With an ever-larger percentage of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming to the U.S. market from developing nations such as China and India, Congress is voicing concern that the number of inspections of those plants by the Food and Drug Administration has grown far more slowly.
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The Bush administration missed a deadline Wednesday to give Congress a report on prescription drug imports, a day after it finalized a deal to buy flu vaccine made in Germany.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A Bush administration report critical of the cross-border trade in prescription drugs may actually enhance it, advocates of the practice said Wednesday.