Pharmacists oppose free trade with Canada, citing loss of US jobs
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When it comes to blocking the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, pharmacists are a creative bunch. First, they sited safety concerns, but ignored the statistics that show US pharmacies are just
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Prime Minister Paul Martin denied on Friday that Canada was trying to drive Internet pharmacies out of business, despite Ottawa&#39;s recent complaints over drug sales to the United States.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s chief public health officer defended on Friday the right of the country&#39;s flu vaccine manufacturer to sell surplus supply to the United States.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pfizer Inc. , the world's largest drug maker, and 14 other pharmaceutical companies were accused by a group of California drugstores in a lawsuit of conspiring to keep lower-priced medicines from Canada out of the US market.
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A senior official at the state Department of Health says it is unlikely the department will allow the licensing of Canadian pharmacies by the January 15th deadline set by the General Assembly.
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Canada may impose retaliatory duties on US imports for the first time since 1986, exposing strains in the world&#39;s largest trading relationship.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opposes commercial prescription imports, arguing that it can't vouch for their safety. But individuals can buy a three month supply of medicine if they have a U.S. prescription.
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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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Vermont sued the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday over the agency&#39;s opposition to the state&#39;s plan to help its employees and retirees import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.
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Merck &#38; Co. has decided to stop supplying its drugs to Canadian pharmacies that export the medicines to patients in the United States, the company confirmed Thursday.
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The American Medical Association is weighing support of importing prescription drugs from outside the United States as the nation&#39;s physicians address pleas from patients over the high cost of medicines.
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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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TORONTO - 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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THE US pharmaceutical industry that exports medicines around the world is facing further scrutiny after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs about which they had reservations.
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Vermont sued the U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Thursday over the agency's opposition to the  state's plan to help its employees and retirees import cheaper  prescription drugs from Canada.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadians are paying hundreds of millions of dollars too much for generic prescription drugs because federal government policies are allowing manufacturers to shut out competitors, a study released Monday concludes.
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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.