U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Importing Prescription Drugs Archive Page

This page contains links to archival material, some of which may be out of date. Current information can be found on the main Importing Prescription Drugs page.

Consumer Information

Importing Beef Insulin (Q's and A's)
Campaign Educates Consumers About Foreign Drugs (April 13, 2004)
U.S. Consumers Warned about Recall of Carbolith Capsules (Dec. 8, 2004)
U.S.-Canada Generic Drug Cost Comparison (November 2003)

FDA Letters to State and Local Officials

D.C. Mayor Williams (Aug. 20, 2004)
Boston Mayor Menino (Aug. 4, 2004)
Wisconsin Gov. Doyle (PDF) (July 22, 2004)
Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri (July 1, 2004)
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich (June 3, 2004)
Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty (May 24, 2004)
Rick Potter, New Hampshire Pharmacists Association (April 20, 2004)
Caldwell County (N.C.) Manager White (April 5, 2004)
New Hampshire Gov. Benson (March 31, 2004)
Wisconsin Gov. Doyle (March 18, 2004)
Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty (Feb. 23, 2004)
Illinois Special Advocates for Prescription Drugs (November 6, 2003)
State of California (August 25, 2003)
Illinois Special Advocates for Prescription Drugs (November 6, 2003)
FDA Letter: Prescription Drug Imports from Canada (February 12, 2003)
FDA Letter: Prescription Drug Imports into California (August 25, 2003)

Regulatory Actions

Second Import "Blitz" Finds More Potentially Dangerous Illegal Drugs (January 27, 2004)
FDA Statement on Rx Depot Decision (November 6, 2003)
FDA Calls CanRx Drug Sales Illegal, Risk to Public (November 6, 2003)
FDA, Customs Uncover Potentially Unsafe Imported Medicines (September 29, 2003)
FDA Takes Action Against Firms Importing Unapproved Drugs (September 9, 2003)
FDA Takes Action Against Arkansas Importer (March 21, 2003)
FDA Strengthens Import Controls (December 9, 2002)

Regulatory Policy

FDA and Health Canada Agree to Share Information About Therapeutic Products (PDF) (November 18, 2003)

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