Drug Importation Working Group Has Been Publicly Invisible As Buzz Grows On Proposal

There are rumblings a drug importation proposal is coming, but there are no signs that the HHS/FDA working group has been active in the year since it was created.

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• Source: shando.

The US Food and Drug Administration's working orders are pretty clear: “We have seen a number of both branded and generic examples in recent years where a single manufacturer dramatically hikes the price for a drug unprotected by patent or exclusivities,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said.

“Safe, select avenues for importation could be one of the answers to these challenges. When HHS released the President’s Blueprint...

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