Drug Importation Can Be Triggered By 'Excessive' Price Increases; Now US FDA Has To Decide What That Means
Executive Summary
Did FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and HHS Secretary Alex Azar have a change of heart on importation? Or are they being pressured from above?
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