Citizens Petition (81K PDF)

• Exhibit 1: Feasibility Report (245K PDF)
  
• Exhibit 2: Sager Affadavit (246K PDF)
  
• Exhibit 3: Stephanchew Affadavit (82K PDF)
  
• Exhibit 4: Canadian Food and Drug Act (118K PDF)
  
• Exhibit 5: Canadian Food and Drug Regulations (392K PDF)

04/08/04 - Gov. Blagojevich and Attorney General Madigan file Citizen’s Petition with FDA on behalf of Illinois prescription drug consumers, Demands response on drug importation
Health experts support Governor’s action Illinois Special Advocates for Prescription Drugs scheduled to testify before FDA taskforce next week

CHICAGO – Growing frustrated with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to respond to Illinois’ request for permission to conduct a prescription drug importation pilot program, Governor Rod Blagojevich announced that Attorney General Lisa Madigan, today, will file a Citizen’s Petition with the FDA demanding a response within six months. The Governor’s petition is accompanied by affidavits from two health experts who have studied the safety of importing drugs from Canada.