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Manitoba Judge’s Opinion Reveals Different Side of the CanadaDrugs Case

Policy Prescription

It’s important because this case was wrongly used as a pretext to oppose safe personal drug importation and international online pharmacies, which help Americans afford prescription drugs. Kris Thorkelson never pled guilty to selling counterfeit drugs. supply chain.

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How Pharma-Funded Groups Lie About Personal Drug Imports

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NeedyMeds , a non-profit organization known for providing patients with help in finding pharmaceutical company-sponsored prescription assistance programs and other drug savings options, hosted a webinar about drug importation last year called “ Drug Importation: The topic everyone’s talking about.” Here’s one example and you can be the judge.

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DOJ Investigates $250 Million in U.S. Sales of Counterfeit Drugs Using Fake DSCSA Pedigrees

Policy Prescription

This epic counterfeit drug debacle had nothing to do with the personal importation of less expensive prescription drugs or foreign online pharmacies. pharmacies and wholesalers allegedly flouting the rules. The pharmaceutical industry is known for viciously defending its commercial interests. Fake DSCSA Pedigrees.

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The Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers Act is Big Pharma’s Bill

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Drug companies and big chain pharmacies don’t want the competition of lower drug prices offered by international online pharmacies because it means lower profits. They want the FDA to shut down those sites, but, it seems, under current law, the international online pharmacies used to facilitate importation are not illegal.

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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

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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

Wasserstein We are still parsing through the May 12 Executive Order (EO), Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients and impacts this may have on the pharmaceutical industry. Weve blogged about Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) drug pricing and how the new EO goes well beyond the 2020 order and questions we have.