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- Cities vow to maintain Canadian Rx reimports; Undaunted by FDA threats against reimportation companies.(News)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ WASHINGTON-Officials for two U.S cities that are currently reimporting prescription drugs from Canada have vowed to continue despite the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's latest efforts to curb the practice. In the pas Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ ...
- Research articles 2004-02-02
- Slow going for Rx drugs.(prescription drugs)(Brief Article)
- It's going to start taking longer to push new prescription drugs through the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA won't make formal changes to its approval process, but in the aftermath of the successful lawsuit against Merck over ... It's going to start taking...
- Research articles 2005-08-26
- FDA forces policy changes on drug import programs.(Brief Article)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ TEMPLE, Texas-Three companies that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accused of facilitating the illegal reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada say they will inform their members that they must deal directl Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ TEMPLE,...
- Research articles 2004-02-09
- States strike back on drug imports; Illinois, Vermont challenge FDA.(News)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ States' efforts to begin prescription drug reimportation plans were ratcheted up last week when Illinois announced plans to reimport drugs from several countries and Vermont began a legal challenge to the Food and Drug Admi Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ ...
- Research articles 2004-08-23
- Five new prescription drugs are nearing approval from the FDA.(HEALTH)
- Five new prescription drugs are nearing approval from the FDA. All are potential blockbusters, helping drug firms replace profits lost because of expired patents on Zocor, Ambien and other popular drugs. Five new prescription drugs are nearing approval from the FDA. All are potential...
- Research articles 2007-05-04
- Drug import debate intensifies; FDA, drug makers fight efforts to ease access to lower-cost drugs.(News)
- Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK Employers are guardedly watching efforts by state and local governments to import prescription drugs from Canada that, because of government price controls, cost significantly less than those sold in the United States. But Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK ...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- To regulate new drug ads, combine oversight with education.(Opinion)
- Byline: Tony Zook Tony Zook is president and CEO of AstraZeneca L.P. U.S. The American Medical Assn. AMA house of delegates' recent call for more patient-focused regulation of prescription drug advertising has an unlikely ally: a major pharmac Byline: Tony Zook...
- Research articles 2006-07-31
- Lawmakers Mull Measures to Ease Imports of Prescription Drugs.(Brief Article)
- LAWMAKERS IN both chambers of Congress are still trying to reconcile language in a long-stalled spending bill that would allow the importation of lower-priced FDA-approved prescription drugs from Canada, Mexico and other countries, congressional so LAWMAKERS IN both chambers of Congress are still trying...
- Research articles 2000-09-25
- Senate bill would legalize Canadian drug reimports.(News)(Brief Article)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ WASHINGTON-Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation that would allow U.S. consumers to legally buy prescription drugs from Canada. The bill, the Reliable Entry for Medicines at Everyday Discounts through Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ WASHINGTON-Sen....
- Research articles 2004-04-12
- PhRMA Opposes Drug Import Amendment in 2001 Spending Bill.(Brief Article)
- WHILE PHARMACEUTICAL manufacturers continue to oppose efforts to create a new Medicare drug benefit that could lead to price controls, the industry is also furiously lobbying against a more immediate concern: a drug-import provision in both the Hou WHILE PHARMACEUTICAL manufacturers continue to oppose...
- Research articles 2000-08-28
- Suit seeks drug reimportation; Lawsuit targets prescription drug laws.(News)(Brief Article)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ WASHINGTON-A Chicago couple has filed suit-with the encouragement of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office-in a bid to force the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration to allow the rei Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ ...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Resolve to bar Canadian meds dwindles; Pending Senate bill would permit importation of prescription drugs.(News)
- Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK PITTSFIELD, Mass.-Another Massachusetts city may try to reduce its prescription drug-related benefits costs by allowing plan participants to buy prescriptions from Canada. The city of Pittsfield is "looking into the po Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK PITTSFIELD,...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Tentative Agreement Will Allow Reimport of US-Made Drugs.(Brief Article)
- HOUSE AND SENATE negotiators have tentatively agreed to allow US-made prescription drugs to be reimported from Canada, Mexico and other countries where they are usually sold at much lower prices, congressional sources said last week. The prop HOUSE...
- Research articles 2000-10-02
- Drug Import Legislation Is Urged.(Brief Article)
- The pharmaceutical industry sees the measure as a disguised price control. A SENATE Democrat is urging his cob leagues to support legislation that would allow imports of lower-priced prescription drugs identical to those sold in the US. ...
- Research articles 2000-06-26
- Rx reimportation falls out of favor; Canadian drugs no longer seen as panacea for cost problems.(Medicare Part D prescription drug )
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ As recently as a year ago, the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada and other countries was being hailed as an effective way to circumvent the high cost of medications in the United States. Not anymore. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-04
- Prescription Drugs: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Enforce the Prohibitions on Personal Importation
- American consumers are increasingly drawn to the convenience, privacy, and cost advantages that might be accrued by purchasing prescription drugs over the Internet. The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP and the Department of Health and Human Service's Food and Drug Administration FDA are responsible for...
- White papers 2004-07-22
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- Discus Dental Secures Exclusive U.S. Distribution Rights for Sole FDA Approved Prescription Drug for Aphthous Ulcers; Breakthrough Product Signals Potential Relief for the Millions of Canker Sore Sufferers in the U.S
- CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Discus Dental, a leading manufacturer and marketer of professional and consumer dental products, today announced it had reached an agreement with Uluru, Inc. for the exclusive U.S. distribution rights of Aphthasol, the first and only FDA approved prescription drug for the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers...
- Research articles 2005-12-06
- Insurers vs. Drug Dangers: Cheap but Ineffective?
- Health insurers are hoping to ride to the government's rescue on drug safety. With various pharmaceutical scandals still in the headlines (Vioxx, Avandia and Vytorin chief among them), drug safety has been Topic A in certain corners of the healthcare world, especially with the Food and Drug...
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of the FDA: The Case of the Prescription Drug User Fee Acts
- The US Food and drug Administration FDA is estimated to regulate markets accounting for about 20% of consumer spending in the US. This paper proposes a general methodology to evaluate FDA policies, in general, and the central speed-safety tradeoff it faces, in particular. It applies this methodology to estimate the...
- White papers 2005-10-01
- The Educational Potential of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising
- Food and Drug Administration FDA regulations for Direct-To-Consumer DTC prescription drug advertising allow broadcast advertisements with incomplete risk information if the ads refer consumers to physicians, pharmacists, and supplemental information sources. New research reveals several problems with both television advertisements and supplemental text materials that might compromise their ability to...
- White papers 2004-08-01
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