Bush task force opposes Rx drug imports
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A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it
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WASHINGTON -- US health officials told Ugandaâs government that a US-funded study there on using an AIDS drug to protect babies violated federal safety rules even though they didnât tell President Bush before he authorized shipping the drug to Africa.
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U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday to  move forward with legislation to legalize the importation of  cheaper prescription drugs from certain countries, despite  resistance from regulators and drugmakers.
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A Bush administration import safety panel urged government agencies on Monday to work together to focus on the riskiest products in a "fundamental change" in import monitoring, following a spate of tainted or unsafe goods from China.
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The Bush administration defended the Medicare prescription drug benefit program on Monday as being cheaper than initially forecast, challenging the U.S. government's top accountant who called it "fiscally irresponsible."
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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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Vermont sued the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday over the agency&#39;s opposition to the state&#39;s plan to help people import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.
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WASHINGTON The Bush administration is saying that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible, but the savings to consumers would be small, and the federal government would have to spend several hundred million
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Importing cheaper prescription medicines would require costly safety measures and save US consumers little money, a government task force said on Tuesday in a report
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President Bush, facing growing anger among senior citizens over the high cost of prescription drugs and a virtual revolt by some states, conceded on Wednesday it "makes sense" for Americans to be able to import cheaper medicines as long as they are safe.
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President Bush and the Food and Drug Administration are finally beginning to show some common sense when it comes to the importation of less expensive prescription drugs from Canada.
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THE ARGUMENT: Consumers would see little savings from a government-sanctioned system of prescription drug imports from Canada, and imported drugs carry safety concerns, the Bush administration says.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is supposed to be a vigilant industry watchdog that prevents harmful products from reaching America&#39;s kitchen tables and medicine chests.
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Saying they&#39;re concerned about drug safety and the loss of sales, the Connecticut Pharmacists Association has joined with other organizations that oppose importation of prescription drugs.
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In the face of mounting Congressional concern about the projected costs of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, President Bush today vowed to veto any attempts to limit it.
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WASHINGTON A US Food and Drug Administration official on Friday &quot;categorically&quot; rejected accusations that the agency had failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs, especially Merck&#39;s Vioxx painkiller.
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President George W. Bush's pick to  lead the Food and Drug Administration won support from a U.S.  Senate panel on Wednesday, but still faces opposition from two  Republican senators blocking a full vote on the nomination.