December 17, 2009
Firedoglake.com
The Dorgan reimportation amendment has been debated for three days without a vote. Jeffrey Young reports for The Hill that the sticking point is that it might pass: Read more
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President Obama Writes a New Health Reform Prescription
December 16, 2009
The Washington Post
On the campaign trail, Barack Obama vowed to take on the drug industry by allowing Americans to import cheaper prescription medicine. "We'll tell the pharmaceutical companies 'thanks, but no, thanks' for the overpriced drugs -- drugs that cost twice as much here as they do in Europe and Canada," he said back then. Read more
Drug-Import Backers Worry Obama may Scuttle Plan
December 9, 2009
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – A long-running effort to allow the import of lower-cost prescription drugs faces a new twist — President Barack Obama's administration is raising safety concerns that could effectively scuttle it, even though Obama backed the plan as a senator. Read more
Counterfeit Drugs and Internet Smarts
November 23, 2009
The Wall Street Journal
Whatever happened to caveat emptor? Consumers are indeed put at serious risk when they buy counterfeit drugs over the Internet. But sweeping restrictions on Web-based drug sales stand to worsen their ills. Read more
The Drug Industry Cashes In
November 17, 2009
New York Times
The drug industry has been ramping up its prices in advance of any health care reforms that might clamp down on its profits. Read more
Cheaper Meds Are a Border Away
August 2, 2009
Detroit Fress Press
Every three months, 82-year-old Loybelle Poole leaves her home and hops a bus to Windsor. At Hunter's Pharmacy, she fills her prescriptions. On the way home to Sandusky, Ohio, the bus makes a casino stop. Read more
Say Goodbye to the Drug Reimportation Bill
July 19, 2009
edrugsearch.com
When the winner in a Monday Night Football game became obvious in the fourth quarter, ’70s color commentator Don Meredith used to warble, “Turn out the lights, the party’s over, we know that all good things must end…” Read more
Drug Makers Score Early Wins as Plan Takes Shape
July 17, 2009
The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON - The pharmaceuticals industry, which President Barack Obama promised to "take on" during his campaign, is winning most of what it wants in the health-care overhaul. Read more
Cybercriminals Exploit Swine Flu Fears with Spam E-mails
April 28, 2009
Times Online
Spammers and cybercriminals are exploiting fears over swine flu to peddle counterfeit drugs and steal credit card details, internet security firms have warned. Read more
New DEA Rules to Increase Regulation of Internet Pharmacies
April 16, 2009
iHealthBeat
On Monday, the Drug Enforcement Administration began enforcing new regulations implementing the Ryan Haight Act, which is designed to target rogue Internet pharmacies, Government Technology reports. Read more