Pharmaceutical Border Security

Pharmaceutical border security Every day, inspectors from Customs and Border Protection, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Drug Enforcement Administration intercept scary medical products  entering the U.S. This work is incredibly important to protect the safety of American patients and it’s difficult because criminals never stop innovating. PSM supports the work of border inspectors…

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Prescription Drug Affordability Boards

Prescription Drug Affordability Boards States across the country are experimenting with Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) to address the price of medicine. Each state has a different approach. Several exist to negotiate supplemental Medicaid rebates; others make recommendations to limit costs. A third group of PDABs is particularly concerning because they have the power to…

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PSM analysis of Texas legislation HB 25, foreign drug importation

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.

H.B. 25 would require Texas’ Health and Human Services Commission to design a program for bulk importing prescription medicines under 21 USC 384 of the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act, more commonly known as a Section 804 State Importation Program (SIP). Below, we outline the many reasons this proposal is unsafe and unworkable.

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