Senate Rx Import Bill Will Add Stronger Anti-Counterfeit Provisions In 2005
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
When Health Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) reintroduces his drug importation bill, it will include requirements for full drug "pedigrees" on imported drugs. Legislation could also set up requirements for pedigrees on domestic drugs.
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