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States strike back on drug imports; Illinois, Vermont challenge FDA.(News)
Business Insurance, August, 2004 by GONZALEZ, GLORIA
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 Administration's rejection of its proposed reimportation program.
Under the Illinois plan, residents would be able to purchase prescription drugs not just from Canada, which has been the main conduit for reimportation programs, but also from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The state will contract with a prescription benefits manager to establish a clearinghouse of state-inspected and -approved pharmacies and wholesalers in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The program will provide country-by-country information...
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