The FDA Commissioner Shuffle And Canadian Rx Imports
Executive Summary
Upcoming proposed rule will create a process for third parties (notably including the state of Florida) to begin importing drugs wholesale from Canada. It will be an FDA rule – though FDA has had very little input in it.
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