Bill would allow drug buying from Canada

AUSTIN- Texans would be able to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada under a bill tentatively approved in the House on Sunday.

"This would provide the safety and the cost savings" for Texas consumers, said Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, who sponsored a measure that would allow the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to create a Web site listing approved Canadian prescription drug distributors.

Texas would join at least eight other states ignoring a federal ban on importing prescription drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opposes importing drugs, arguing that U.S. officials cannot guarantee the products' safety.

"This is an attempt to pierce the closed system of regulating drugs in this country," said Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Southlake.

Many Americans already buy drugs from Canadian pharmacies because they are less expensive. The amendment was attached to a bill that reauthorizes the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and passed with a vote of 114-17.

It would require the pharmacy board to inspect no more than 10 Canadian pharmacies and make sure they meet FDA, Texas and Canadian standards. Information about those pharmacies and how to order prescription drugs would be listed on the board's Web site.

Individuals and Texas Pharmacies could purchase only FDA-approved drugs. Only drugs that are prescribed for long-term use could be ordered, and no more than a 90-day supply could be purchased at one time. A Canadian pharmacy could not fill a first-time prescription.

Mr. Hochberg said the measure would prevent Texans trying to save hundreds of dollars on expensive drugs from being ripped off by online scammers selling bogus bedicine.

"For a lot of people, it's a difficult choice: You get to either buy your medicine or buy food," Mr. Hochberg said.














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