Inside Drug Pricing - 07/15/2019

In About-Face, Azar Says Safe Drug Importation Is Possible

By Rachel Cohrs / July 12, 2019 at 1:05 PM
HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday (July 11) that it is possible to safely import prescription drugs because the supply channel has changed substantially since Congress first passed drug importation legislation during the Clinton administration. That law requires the HHS secretary to certify that importation is safe and saves money before importation can occur, but no secretary has done that. Azar said technological changes have "opened the door to safe approaches” to importation. President Donald Trump supports importation programs ,...


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