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[IL] State defying feds, importing drugs
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| Last Edited | RP Aug 17, 2004 10:21pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Sun-Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 17, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The state of Illinois unveils a program today to make it easier for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, England and Ireland, defying the Bush administration in a popular but illegal move.
"The federal government has failed to act," Gov. Blagojevich said in a statement. "So it's time that we do."
For a year, Blagojevich and Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) have taken a national lead on the importation issue, which has been opposed by the drug industry.
Illinois has been unsuccessful in getting permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to run pilot programs for importing certain brand name prescription drugs from Canada. Emboldened because the FDA has yet to crack down on a state or local government or even an individual buying foreign drugs, Illinois decided to finally take the plunge.
But the FDA is threatening to take the defiant state to court. |
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