US surgeon general says Canada is only safe source for imported ...
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WASHINGTON (CP) - Importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada could be done safely in a large, highly regulated commercial enterprise, says US Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he believes Canada has a surplus of flu vaccine that could be provided to the United States, but probably not enough to meet the US demand.
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All of Chiron Corp.&#39;s flu vaccine lots in the UK, where the company&#39;s plant was shut down by regulators, are unsafe, said Lester Crawford, acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration.
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It is impossible to ensure the safety of imported drugs purchased individually by American consumers, and even a federally run program of bulk importation would pose medical and
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Canadian Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh on Tuesday said that national authorities would continue a &quot;crackdown&quot; against online pharmacies that sell prescription drugs to US residents, but provincial officials appeared &quot;to adopt a softer line&quot; with the
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The US Surgeon General announced recently that it&#39;s as good idea to know your family tree&#39;s health problems. Even though genetic testing is available, the federal government recommends that Americans keep
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Canada warned the United States on Wednesday that it would not be able to meet its prescription drug needs. &quot;To me it is a matter of common sense that Canada cannot be the drugstore of the United States.
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Thatâs right! We should not be seeking out and buying prescription drugs that rightfully belong to our Canadian neighbors. By filling prescriptions at Canadian pharmacies, we are threatening the very quality
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Canada&#39;s health minister says doctors and pharmacists who give prescriptions to Americans without meeting them first are being unethical.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada may provide some of its surplus flu vaccine to United  States.
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Canada&#39;s top health official warned yesterday that his government may try to stop prescription drug shipments to US consumers if the trade keeps growing.
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For years, the Bush administration - at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry â-as been blocking access to cheaper FDA-approved prescription drugs imported from Canada because it claimed they were not safe.
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With those words, Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh has just put our neighbours on notice that Ottawa won&#39;t threaten Canada&#39;s own drug supply by allowing any number of Americans to buy cheaper medication through the booming cross-border prescription
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the import of five species of fish and shrimp from China because they have been found to contain unsafe additives and drugs, some of which can cause cancer, the agency said today.
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TORONTO, Jan. 6 -- The Canadian health minister plans to restrict the supply of inexpensive prescription drugs shipped to about 2 million patients in the United States each year, and industry officials here are saying President Bush is behind the move.
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Canada&#39;s chief public health officer is urging Canadians not to worry about shortages of the flu vaccine, despite increased interest from the United States.
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President Bush said Wednesday that 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 would be safe.