Drug imports from Canada set to be eased
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House Republicans tentatively agreed Thursday to prohibit Customs agents from seizing prescription drugs that Americans buy in Canada and bring back into the United States.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- A new joint program in Illinois and Wisconsin to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe is the latest challenge to the United States' ban on drug importation.
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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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A cruise operator ferrying U.S. residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
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Drug store chain Rx Depot Inc. has  promised to abandon its business helping Americans import  prescription drugs from Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Friday.
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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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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 prices Americans pay for prescription drugs would fall &#151; though not to the levels of Canada or Europe &#151; if the government let consumers buy medications abroad, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
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Canadian pharmaceutical officials say US drug regulators appear to have a double standard for importing Canadian drugs, the Globe and Mail reports.
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WASHINGTON - 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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The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible.
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Canada may have to toughen up rules on  Internet pharmacies' sales of medicines to the United States,  Industry Minister David Emerson said on Friday, amid public  concerns of shortages or price spikes despite controls.
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U.S. states that have looked to Canada to help their residents win steep discounts on prescription drug prices are turning to Europe for the same deals because the Canadian government is considering shutting off the southbound flow.
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Canadaâs trade surplus narrowed in October, as exports to the United States fell to the lowest level in two years because of falling energy prices. The surplus narrowed to 3.8 billion Canadian dollars ($3.3 billion) from a revised 4.5 billion Canadian dollars in September, Statistics Canada said. Exports fell 1.7 percent, to 37.3 billion Canadian dollars. Imports increased for the first time since July, advancing 0.4 percent, to 33.5 billion Canadian dollars.
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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans tentatively agreed yesterday to prohibit customs agents from seizing prescription drugs that Americans buy in Canada .
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Suspension of Canadian beef imports will be partially lifted by the Hong Kong government, which will resume processing applications with immediate effect, the Food and Environmental
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HUDSON, Wisconsin (CNN) -- With political pressure mounting to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, President Bush appeared to move closer to supporting the idea Wednesday -- but only if the safety of the drugs ...