Wednesday, April 11, 2007

A Drug Reimportation Bill Continues to Receive Bipartisan Congressional Support

A drug reimportation bill that would enable consumers, drug retailers, and wholesalers to import cheaper foreign drugs from FDA-approved plants and warehouses continues to gain support. The CBO reported that the bill would generate $50 billion in savings for pharmaceutical purchasers over 10 years.

While a floor vote has not yet been scheduled in either house, we continue to believe this, or a similar drug reimportation bill, will pass both houses in this Congress.

The real question is can its supporters sustain a Bush veto? That one is too close to call.

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