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Resources for understanding the dangers of drug importation

Nicole Longo
Nicole Longo March 28, 2017

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Recent proposals to allow drug importation from other countries are dangerous for patients and the U.S. drug supply chain. To better understand how these importation schemes could negatively affect U.S. patients, here are some of the latest resources to keep in your back pocket:

  • Another danger of large-scale importation proposals is an increased risk of counterfeit medicines entering the United States. Take a look at these cases of counterfeit cancer drugs entering the United States and counterfeit hepatitis C drugs found in Switzerland.

You can get information on drug importation and more delivered to your inbox by subscribing to the Catalyst. Stay up to date on drug importation at PhRMA.org/Importation.

Topics: Prescription Drug Safety, Drug Importation