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Prescription drugs: the facts about Canada.(Money)
Even though the practice is illegal, Americans in droves have been importing prescription drugs from Canada. Last year, an estimated 2 million U.S. citizens spent $800 million on medicines purchased from Canadian pharmacies by fax, phone, or Web site. That's 33 percent more than in 2003. A long list of states and cities, including Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Boston, and Portland, Maine, have set up programs to help residents and employees import Canadian drugs priced on average 25 to 50 percent below those on the U.S. market.
What's happening is controversial. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration stands foursquare against ...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 25, 2003 700+ words
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- The California Pharmacists Association Fights Back Against the Illegal...
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...illegally import prescription drugs from Canada, Mexico and other...FDA and Health Canada can not vouch...safety of these prescription drugs, which could...are receiving prescription drugs from Canada yet they are being...
