Senators promise drug importation push
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U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday to move forward with legislation to legalize the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from certain countries, despite resistance from regulators and drugmakers.
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Some U.S. Senate Republicans voiced  reservations on Thursday about a bill designed to stop drug  makers from striking deals to restrict the introduction of  cheaper generic drugs.
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Going against their party and industry, a Republican governor and a drug company executive urged Congress yesterday to allow Americans to import prescription drugs from other countries.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - Importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada could be done safely in a large, highly regulated commercial enterprise, says US Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
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Members of the American Medical Association&#39;s House of Delegates during an annual meeting in Atlanta on Sunday debated whether to endorse the reimportation of lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and some other nations, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle
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The government is to launch what it says is the country's biggest public consultation on tackling drugs.
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The pharmaceutical industry, fighting to defeat proposals that would give U.S. patients easier access to cheaper Canadian drugs, is making the most of its chance for face time with lawmakers at the GOP convention.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - With a US task report expected any day on importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, there&#39;s growing speculation on both sides of the border that American officials may reverse course and finally endorse it.
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Missouri is joining Illinois and Wisconsin in importing prescription drugs from Canada, Britain and Ireland. Gov. Bob Holden appeared at a news conference with Illinois Gov.
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The District could become the first jurisdiction in the country to license pharmaceutical sales representatives, a move a council member says would help protect doctors and patients from disreputable agents who help drive up the costs of prescription drugs.
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A leading U.S. Senate Republican  this week demanded internal documents from Merck & Co. Inc.  MRK.N that could answer questions about the company's  interaction with U.S. regulators over its arthritis drug Vioxx.
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Efforts to allow Americans access to cheaper prescription drugs from abroad should blossom once Democrats assume control in Congress, but it won't be a top priority, lawmakers and health care experts said.
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A drug company executive who spoke out in support of Montgomery County's proposal to import drugs from Canada and similar legislation before Congress said that his company has launched an investigation into his political activities.
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Two U.S. senators urged President  George W. Bush on Friday to push for swift approval of a  Vietnam trade bill held up by textile industry concerns and  election-year politics.
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Kansas is joining three other states in a program aimed at helping residents import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe, Gov.
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HUDSON, Wisconsin (CNN) -- With political pressure mounting to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, President Bush appeared to move closer to supporting the idea Wednesday -- but only if the safety of the drugs ...
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Republican congressional leaders struggled Wednesday to sidetrack legislation allowing prescription drugs to be imported, a pre-election controversy threatening to delay billion of dollars for homeland security.