Administration Gives Mixed View on Drug Imports
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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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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration is doing an adequate
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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 Bush administration has again found itself on the wrong side of a hot-button political issue. This time it&#39;s prescription drug importation, which a majority of Americans and members of Congress support.
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Two top administration officials Wednesday rebutted claims that costs could be lowered if President Bush would allow drug importation and permit the government to negotiate with drugmakers on behalf of senior citizens.
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WASHINGTON -- The Illinois governor's ambitious plan to help that state's residents buy prescription drugs from Britain also may permit drug imports from Europe's developing nations, the Food and Drug Administration fears.
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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 report is likely to intensify a debate about the safety of the nationÂs drug supply and the adequacy of government oversight.
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Federal advisers who met last week to consider whether to restrict doses of popular antianemia drugs were themselves under scrutiny during the hearing. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a top-to-bottom reshaping of how it picks and uses the outside scientists who serve on the agency's advisory panels.
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Critics say the F.D.A.'s efforts to monitor the ill effects of drugs that are on the market are a shadow of what they should be.
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing an adequate job overseeing drug safety, and whether the agency needs major reforms.
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The prescription bottle may say &quot;Made in England,&quot; but the Food and Drug Administration worries that Illinois&#39; plan to help residents buy drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow counterfeit drugs from other countries.
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The Food and Drug Administration announcement comes as a response to criticism that the government has reacted too slowly to the dangers posed by popular supplements.
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off over whether the Food and Drug Administration is doing an adequate job overseeing drug safety, and whether the agency needs major reforms. White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. said it is doing a "spectacular" job.
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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 Bush administration missed a deadline Wednesday to give Congress a report on prescription drug imports, a day after it finalized a deal to buy flu vaccine made in Germany.
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WASHINGTON -- Efforts to allow Americans access to cheaper prescription drugs from abroad should blossom once Democrats assume control in Congress, but the issue won't be a top priority, lawmakers and healthcare experts said.