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Prescription Justice Supports the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act

Posted at 3:45 PM on Jul 21, 2017

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The Prescription Justice coalition letters to the Senate and House from last month, signed by a growing number of consumer, health and social justice organizations, supports S. 469/ H.R. 1245, The Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act of 2017, introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT and Representative Elijah Cummings, D-MD. If enacted, this bill would allow individuals, pharmacies and wholesalers to import FDA-approved medications from Canada, and then, after two years, from other countries with equally rigorous systems for regulating the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals.

Prescription Justice also supports S. 64 / H.R. 1480, The Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017, introduced by Senator John McCain, R-AZ and Representative Chellie Pingree, D-ME. This bill would allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada. Prescription medications imported under this bill would be the same dosage, form, and potency as drugs in the U.S., but at a significant savings to Americans.

The regulatory and policy reforms called for in both bills would be great steps in the right direction to address the prescription drug price crisis in this nation. We applaud the sponsors for their leadership and effort in bringing justice to the millions of Americans who are struggling to pay for their medications. 

We also take this time to state that Senator John McCain and his family are in our thoughts and prayers.

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