Illinois to hire Canadian company to help import drugs
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Washington  The state of Illinois plans to hire a Canadian benefits company to help its residents buy cheaper drugs from Canada, Britain and Ireland in open defiance of a US import ban.
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The Canadian pharmacy manager that arranges prescription shipments to Springfield's city employees landed a chunk of new business yesterday, emerging as the sole supplier for a new prescription importation website unveiled by Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Drugmakers get part of the job done outside of the U.S.
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Allowing imported drugs from Canada, as the Montgomery County Council is considering, is a potentially dangerous decision based on politics and economics rather than on established pharmaceutical best practices [letters, Aug. 7].
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Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday launched the nation&#39;s first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Europe and Canada â-espite federal laws banning the practice.
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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 United States will import 5.2 million flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany if plants there pass inspection, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Thursday.
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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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Missouri is joining Illinois and Wisconsin in importing prescription drugs from Canada, Britain and Ireland. Gov. Bob Holden appeared at a news conference with Illinois Gov.
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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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The county that is home to the Food and Drug Administration took a first step yesterday toward buying prescription drugs from Canada, despite FDA warnings that such a practice would be illegal.
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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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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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Americans could buy and carry home prescription drugs from Canada under an agreement reached Thursday between House and Senate Republicans.
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Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Illinois is defying the federal government with a new plan to make it safe and easy for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
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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.
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CHICAGO - Ignoring a federal ban on prescription drug imports, Illinois' governor announced Tuesday that the state would have an online clearinghouse running within a month to help residents purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.    The state won't import the drugs itself, but plans to contract with a Canadian company to connect state residents with foreign pharmacies that have been approved by state health inspectors...