Drug imports can be safe or cheap, not both, government report ...
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President Bush dangled his support for legalizing prescription drug imports before voters during this year&#39;s campaign, but his administration declared Tuesday it&#39;s too costly to do safely.
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A drive by developing nations to regulate access to rare plant genes -- used in drugs and perfumes worth billions of dollars -- will not stop "biopiracy" and may deter foreign investment, a trade expert said in a report Tuesday.
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The US government said yesterday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada, made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
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Collin Levey&#39;s assertion that generic AIDS medicines are unsafe and ineffective (&quot;Cheap drugs help no one if they&#39;re not effective,&quot; Times guest column, Nov. 12) is deliberately misleading.
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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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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.
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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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The public shouldn&#39;t have to wonder if the medicines they take are going to cure them or kill them. Recent suspicions that a number of painkillers carry potential health risks suggests the agency responsible
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If you&#39;re among the many in pursuit of cheaper prescriptions, you may not need to head North or South of the border to get them.
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Experts say that importing drugs from countries that control their prices would not make drugs cheaper in the U.S.
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Importing cheaper prescription drugs should not come at the expense of safety, said a US 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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new report on Tuesday describing potential risks of several medicines after criticism that it was lax in policing drugs once they were on the market.
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U.S. customs officials will still seize prescription drugs imported from Canada through the mail but will hand over enforcement to federal health officials in a policy reversal that one lawmaker said would benefit consumers seeking cheaper medicines.
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The government said Tuesday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada were made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
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Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs - with a few caveats - even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say.
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Description: A Bush Administration task force releases a report that finds importing drugs from countries with price-controls offers little savings and introduces safety concerns.
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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.