Canada and Europe Price Comparison
See how the prices you pay in the U.S. for the most-prescribed prescription drugs compare with retail prices in Canada and Europe. Click on the link below to see a comparison chart compiled and updated regularly by Congressman Rahm Emanuel. http://www.house.gov/emanuel/prescriptiondrugs/
Send Tommy Thompson Taskforce Your Comments
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson recently appointed a taskforce to study the issue of importing drugs from Canada. You can share your comments or personal story with the taskforce before June 1.
To submit your comments to the FDA click here:
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The Governor announces Illinois is submitting a formal request to U.S. Health and Human Services Sec. Tommy Thompson asking to launch the first federally-approved drug importation pilot program.
U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel from Chicago has been leading
the fight in Congress to pass legislation allowing pharmacists,
wholesalers and consumers to buy FDA-approved medications from
other industrialized countries.
