FDA Regulation on the Importation of Prescription Drugs.pdfVIP

Health Law and Policy Brief Volume 3 | Issue 1 Article 7 12-9-2013 FDA R egulation on the Importation of Prescription Drugs: Opportunities and Barriers to Legal Importation Eloy A. Peral Follow this and additional works at : /hlp Part of the Health Law Commons ecommended Citation Peral, Eloy A. FDA egulation on the Importation of Prescription Drugs: Opportunities and Barriers to Legal Importation. Health Law Policy Brief 3, no. 1 (2009): 48-55. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Health Law and Policy Brief by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. For more information, please contact fbrown@. drugs despite the dangers that a relaxation of the FDVs control over drugs will have on public health. In Beebe Plains, Vermont, there is a street, Although the importation and re-importation of drugs appropriately named Canusa Avenue, that runs remains illegal under almost every scenario. otherwise right along the United States-Canada border. law-abiding Americans are choosing to ignore the laxx louses on the northern side of the street are in and potential risks associated with consuming drugs Canada while houses on the southern side are