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Importation 101 for 2021

December 14, 2020
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Many advocates and legislators are considering whether to pursue Canadian drug importation in 2021, but importation is not and never has been a viable option.

Watch our video to learn the basics and for an update on four states that have been trying to move forward with this idea.

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Week of December 7, 2020

December 14, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: ongoing COVID-19-related fraud, Europol’s Operation Shield, and counterfeit pill news in six states.

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PSM Applauds Senate Passage of the Safeguarding Therapeutics Act

December 9, 2020
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The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) applauds the passage of H.R. 5663 – the Safeguarding Therapeutics Act. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02-R) and Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16-D), was passed via unanimous consent in the Senate on December 8th.

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Canada’s Actions a Death-Knell for Drug Importation in Florida

December 9, 2020
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This editorial by the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board was published in The Sun Sentinel on December 9, 2020. The Editorial Board consists of Editorial Page Editor Rosemary O’Hara, Dan Sweeney, Steve Bousquet and Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson.   There Go Those Cheaper Drugs. Remember Florida’s plan to save money by importing prescription drugs in bulk from Canada? Forget it. Canada’s health…

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Counterfeit Medicine News for the Weeks of November 23 and 30, 2020

December 8, 2020
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In PSM’s round-up this week: Canada banned exporting drugs to the U.S. if it will cause drug shortages at home, the FTC warns about fake COVID-19 testing centers, several large counterfeit pill busts, and more.

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Canadian writer applauds country’s effort to protect its drug supply

December 4, 2020
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This editorial by Joyce Nelson appeared in Counter Punch on December 4, 2020. Nelson is a researcher and writer whose work appears in a wide range of magazines, newspapers and websites.

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Organizer explains why drug importation is dangerous and “doomed to fail”

December 4, 2020
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This editorial, written by Earl D. Fowlkes Jr., appeared in the Washington Blade on December 4, 2020. Fowlkes is the president and CEO of the Center for Black Equity.

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Importation was “a waste of valuable federal and state tax dollars,” says fiscally-focused advocacy group

December 4, 2020
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In this editorial, which was posted on December 2, 2020, Citizens Against Government Waste decries the expense and futility drug importation.

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New Mexico public hearing on Canadian Drug Importation (Dec. 2, 2020)

December 3, 2020
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On Tuesday, December 2, 2020, New Mexico conducted their one and only public hearing on their plan to import medicine from Canada (over Canada’s objections). While the hearing was largely a formality, there was some interesting testimony.

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How Federal Agents Caught Two Ukrainian Drug Counterfeiters

December 2, 2020
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Would you fly 6,000 miles to meet with a stranger who could be your new literal partner in crime? In April 2019, two Ukrainians did just that. While they dreamed of getting their counterfeit medicines into the legitimate U.S. drug supply chain, that dream was thwarted by the hard work and perseverance of federal investigators in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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