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Importation

PSM Testimony: NY state bill AB 7954 (Wholesale Canadian drug importation)

June 11, 2024

PSM submitted a letter to leaders in the New York State legislature opposing a legislative proposal (AB 7954) to setup a wholesale Canadian drug importation program. The bill died right before end of session.

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Colorado’s Canadian Rx import plan fuels counterfeit Ozempic dangers

May 29, 2024

Executive Director Shabbir Safdar’s editorial ran on May 15, 2024 in Colorado Politics

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Colorado updates drug importation proposal, cuts list of meds by 88, adds Ozempic

February 27, 2024
Image of Canadian flag dissolving into pills over a gray map of the USA

Colorado’s updated Canadian drug importation application to the FDA cuts the drug list from 112 to 24 and adds Ozempic to the list of medicines it wants from Canadians.

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PSM applauds NNOAC statement of concern about Canadian drug importation

February 6, 2024

“We are deeply concerned about the impact importation of unapproved foreign prescription drugs will have on counterfeit medication in the United States, especially as FDA considers approving additional SIPs.”

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Has any state tried Canadian drug importation? How did it work for them?

February 2, 2024

The state of Maine opened it’s border to Canadian drug importation program for Maine residents. Dr. Kenneth McCall purchased and tested some of the medicines being advertised and sold to Maine residents and found them lacking in safety. Listen to his story.

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The threat and enforcement challenges of counterfeit medicines

February 2, 2024

PSM’s Shabbir Imber Safdar sat down with three law enforcement experts about the problems they are seeing with counterfeit medicine. Watch here.

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Are Canadian patients struggling with drug shortages already?

January 30, 2024

PSM’s Shabbir Imber Safdar speaks to Canadian patient advocate Durhane Wong-Rieger about the drug shortage situation in Canada.

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What medicines do U.S. states want to import from Canada’s drug supply?

January 30, 2024
Map of Texas with prescription pill bottle to the left. The bottle a label with a maple leaf that's peeling away to reveal a skull and crossbones.

What drugs have states said they plan to export from Canada’s drug supply? We combed all their applications to the FDA and compiled that list into one document.

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NEW FOIA materials: Contracts with vendors for Florida’s and Colorado’s importation programs

January 17, 2024

PSM recently published contracts, some obtained via FOIA, with key vendors implementing Colorado’s and Florida’s Canadian drug importation plan. Read them here.

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Partnership for Safe Medicines Condemns the Weakening of the U.S. Drug Supply through Canadian Drug Importation + Full coverage of decision

January 5, 2024

PSM’s statement on the FDA decision and full coverage including media stories, official documents, and statements from stakeholders.

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