A bid to allow lower-priced drugs to be imported from Canada and elsewhere survived a challenge in the Senate, making approval likely despite the Bush administration's opposition. The amendment that survived the test vote would permit broader imports of prescription drugs from abroad, where certain medicines can cost sixty percent less than they do in the United States. Backers hope the imports will drive down prices at home, though critics fear a surge in counterfeit drugs entering the United States.
May 04, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A bid to allow lower-priced drugs to be imported from Canada and elsewhere survived a challenge in the Senate on Thursday, making approval likely despite the Bush administration’s opposition.
The Senate, on a 63-28 vote, effectively endorsed the measure as an amendment to legislation related to the Food and Drug Administration.
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