[medinformatics] AMA Supports Drug Reimportation if Patient Safety Assured

[Medical Informatics News]

Tackling the continued rise in drug costs could require bold actions from health
policy-makers, but those changes must not be dangerous. From American Medical News:

That was the message American Medical Association delegates expressed
during this year’s Interim Meeting, where for the first time the group offered its conditional support for
prescription drug reimportation. The ability of pharmacies and wholesalers to buy U.S.-made drugs back from other
nations is a promising way to lower prescription prices, provided the system meets rigorous safety requirements, the
delegates said. AMA leaders hailed the policy as a major sign of doctors’ commitment to getting patients access to
affordable care, but they echoed the caution in the adopted language.


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