Importing Prescription Drugs - Comparison of the Drug Import Provisions in the Medicare Reform Bills, H.R. 2427, and Current Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Import quotas.

Medical economics.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

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Summary:

Presents background information in the debate surrounding prescription drug importation. Discusses pending legislation and presents a side-by-side comparison with H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act that is designed, in part, to permit pharmacists, wholesalers, and qualifying individuals to import prescription drugs from 25 industrialized countries. Examines issues for consideration such as costs and consumer protection.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Importing Prescription Drugs - Comparison of the Drug Import Provisions in the Medicare Reform Bills, H.R. 2427, and Current Law

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