FDA Warns State About Drugs From Canada
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From Times Wire Reports
A state report that estimates Illinois could save $91 million a year by buying drugs via mail order from Canada wrongly assumes Canadian health authorities can guarantee the safety of drugs sent to the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration said.
“The U.S. public health system should not be undermined by schemes that put those most in need most directly at risk,” the FDA said in a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration.
Illinois spent $340 million on prescription drugs for its employees and retirees in the last fiscal year.
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