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New JAMA Article Recommends Personal Drug Importation To Help American Patients Afford Prescription Drugs

Policy Prescription

Harvard doctors and public health experts recommend using the website PharmacyChecker.com to find international online pharmacies to order more affordable prescription drugs for personal importation when domestic savings strategies fail. The authors cite the FDA’s personal importation policy. than in other countries.

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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

Policy Prescription

Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy venture – the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (“Cost Plus Drug”) – will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. That’s even cheaper than foreign online pharmacy prices , including in India. .

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What Does the “Most Favored Nation” Executive Order Mean for Personal Use Imports?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

As an initial matter, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) precludes the importation of unapproved prescription drug products, including versions of FDA-approved drugs intended for distribution in foreign markets like the EU. Moreover, FDA-approved versions of these drugs are often available in the United States.