The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing Florida to import what could amount to millions of dollars worth of prescription drugs from Canada — a move that could reignite worries about the drug supply north of the border.
Florida has estimated that purchasing prescription drugs from Canada to treat such conditions as HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hepatitis C could save the southern state $150 million US annually.
The FDA approved Florida’s request. In a letter to the state government dated Friday, the director of the administration signed off on the proposal and said that importing medications from Canada could “significantly reduce the cost of covered products to the American
