Posts Tagged ‘Florida’
PSM files a supplement to citizen petition opposing Florida’s importation proposal
In September, the Partnership for Safe Medicines and others filed a supplement to our 2021 Citizen’s Petition asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services not to authorize Florida’s Canadian Drug Importation Plan.
[...]Decision on Florida’s importation program delayed
A delay in Florida’s response to FDA questions means the agency’s decision won’t be by October 31 after all.
[...]Factual Basis for Guilty Plea, USA v Lazaro Hernandez, April 2023
United States District Court Southern District of Florida USA v Lazaro Hernandez Factual Basis for Guilty Plea Filed April 2023 Read the document.
[...]Indictment, USA v Lazaro Hernandez, June 2022
United States District Court Southern District of Florida USA v Lazaro Hernandez Indictment Filed June 2022 Read the document.
[...]Why has Florida paid 27 million dollars for an empty warehouse?
When Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB19 into law in June 2019, he said that Florida was leading “the way toward affordable prescription drugs,” but over the past three years not a single person has received even one pill imported from Canada, and the state has spent millions.
[...]FDA Alert: Class 1 Recall of Unauthorized COVID-19 Tests
North American Diagnostics is recalling these tests because they were distributed to U.S. customers without authorization, clearance, or approval from the FDA. North American Diagnostics did not provide the FDA with adequate validation data to show that the test’s performance is accurate. Use of these tests may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
[...]Former Florida Congresswoman Calls Drug Importation a ‘False Promise’.
So, what does all of this have to do with importing drugs from a friendly nation like Canada? The simple, inarguable fact is that, once we open up our drug supply, we can no longer ensure the safety of the products in it.
[...]Canadian drug importation – What’s the state of the issue in June 2021?
What’s happening with Canadian drug importation? What’s Florida doing with a big empty warehouse? Isn’t this policy currently in the courts? You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers.
[...]Florida Abandons Its Safety Promises in its Drug Importation Plan
Watch our two minute video and read this post to learn how Florida’s importation plan fails to meet federal requirements, its own requirements, and promises supporters made during the legislative process.
[...]Canada’s Actions a Death-Knell for Drug Importation in Florida
This editorial by the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board was published in The Sun Sentinel on December 9, 2020. The Editorial Board consists of Editorial Page Editor Rosemary O’Hara, Dan Sweeney, Steve Bousquet and Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson. There Go Those Cheaper Drugs. Remember Florida’s plan to save money by importing prescription drugs in bulk from Canada?…
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