FDA authorizes Florida to import drugs from Canada
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida’s first-in-the-nation plan to import prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought approach to accessing cheaper medications that follows decades of frustration with U.S. drug prices. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the plan into law in 2019, but it required federal review […]
Approval of Florida program paves way for other U.S. states to request same permission to lower drug costs for American consumers.
The FDA said Florida’s program will be authorized for two years
In a first-of-the-nation plan to import cheaper medication, Florida was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to receive prescription drugs from Canada.