Prescription Drug Importation
North Dakota officials eye prescription drugs from Canada
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 7th, 2003
That adds North Dakota to a growing list of states looking at ways to buy U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -approved drugs from Canada.
An Associated Press survey of comparable U.S. and Canadian prices for 10 popular drugs found the Canadian prices were 33% to 80% cheaper. Congress is debating whether to allow Americans to import drugs from Canada and other countries where governments have imposed price controls.
The North Dakota Public Employees Association...
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