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U.S. to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZAL-
DIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Trump administration said
Wednesday it will create
a way for Americans to
legally and safely import
lower-cost prescription
drugs from Canada for the
first time, reversing years of
refusals by health authori-
ties amid a public outcry
over high prices for life-sus-
taining medications.
The move is a step toward
fulfilling a 2016 campaign
promise by President Don-
ald Trump. It weakens an
import ban that has stood
as a symbol of the political
clout of the pharmaceuti-
cal industry.
But it's unclear how soon
consumers will see ben-
efits, as the plan has to go
through time-consuming
regulatory approval and
later could face court
challenges from drugmak-
ers. In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar pauses while speaking during a Cabinet
meeting at the White House, in Washington.
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