Drug shipments to US may be halted, says top Canadian official
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As more and more Americans buy their drugs from Canadian pharmacies, authorities in Canada are becoming so concerned about domestic supplies that a top official said the Canadian government may halt shipments to the US if the trade continues to grow.
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O, CANADA: U.S. states are looking to countries other than Canada to get cheaper prescription drugs for their citizens, fearing Canadians may soon stop allowing such sales to their southern neighbors.
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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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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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Novartis AG chief executive Daniel Vasella yesterday said that he ''wouldn't be surprised&quot; if US regulators ease rules limiting the importation of cheaper drugs from Canada, but cautioned that would damage the industry's financial footing and wouldn't help patients much.
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Description: A Bush administration task force has raised serious doubts about whether drugs imported from abroad can be made safe.
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The United States could drain Canada of its cheaper prescription drugs as the result of new U.S. measures, the Ontario Pharmacists' Association said on Thursday.
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Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned.    The groups, claiming to represent 10 million Canadians, or about one-third the population, called on the Canadian government Monday to ban prescription drug exports...
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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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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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Making imported drugs safe for US consumers would be so expensive that US consumers would see a price break of only about 1 percent, the Bush administration contends.
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"Cues from chatter" gathered around the world are raising concerns that terrorists might try to attack the domestic food and drug supply, particularly illegally imported prescription drugs, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester M. Crawford says...
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The United States  is concerned about increased production of the drug ecstasy by  Canadian organized crime groups, according to a State  Department report released on Thursday.
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HONG KONG Brushing aside Chinese warnings of a possible challenge at the World Trade Organization, a senior US trade official said here on Friday that the United States would limit apparel imports if American manufacturers provided evidence that such
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Importing drugs from Canada and other nations where prices are lower wouldn&#39;t generate enough savings for US consumers to justify the risks, regulatory costs or harm to the drug industry, a federal task force found.
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Nov. 18, 2004 - An FDA scientist says the FDA, which is charged with protecting America&#39;s prescription drug supply, is incapable of doing so.
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If its latest drug isn't approved, the pharmaceutical could face trouble.