Prescription Drug Importation : How S. 242/H.R. 380 Would Change Current Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmaceutical industry.

Product safety.

Trade regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issues surrounding the debate over S. 242/H.R. 380, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow commercial and personal-use importation of prescription drugs; and compares its provisions to current law. Addresses concerns relating to safety and effectiveness of imported drugs, cost savings to U.S. consumers, and administration of the importation provisions.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Prescription Drug Importation

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