News for February 27th, 2009

New budget supports plan for importation of drugs

obama budget 100x100As a presidential candidate, President Barack Obama said he supported individuals’ rights to import cheaper drugs from other countries provided the beefed up its inspections to ensure the imports are safe. His new budget plan backs up that claim, according to Reuters. The plan, released earlier this week, says it “supports the Food and Drug Administration’s (’s) efforts to allow Americans to buy safe and effective drugs from other countries.”

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