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PORTAL Research Group Guest Speaker Gabriel Levitt Presents “Not Made in the USA” Key Findings - March 10, 2022
On March 2nd, PORTAL (Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law) Research, led by Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, welcomed Gabriel Levitt, president and co-founder of PharmacyChecker.com, as the meeting’s guest speaker.
Read MoreNot Made in the USA: Our Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain - February 8, 2022
Excerpt of and originally published as Section 3 in "Not Made in the USA: The Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and Prospects for Safe Drug Importation" - Section 3: Our Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain 3.1.
Read MoreHow much does it cost to produce insulin? - January 25, 2021
Though Frederick Banting co-discovered insulin at the turn of the century — winning the Nobel for it in 1923 — the turn of the millennium brought a new, more horrific discovery: Big Pharma. With drug prices creeping up steadily since the 1990s in the U.S., insulin became the poster child of a crisis.
Read MoreWhy is multiple sclerosis (MS) medication so expensive? - May 13, 2020
Generally, medical treatments for multiple sclerosis, a condition that requires lifelong care, are hellaciously expensive. This is true despite introductions of generic versions, and average U.S. retail prices are usually in the thousands of dollars.
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Laws affecting the importation of medication for personal use are different from country to country. For instance, personal drug importation is expressly legal in Australia. In the United States, technically, it is illegal to import unapproved medication under most circumstances, whether through purchase over the Internet or while on a trip to a foreign country. U.S. government officials have stated that individuals who order non-controlled prescription drugs from foreign sources (up to a three-month supply) for their own use are not being pursued or prosecuted. The U.S FDA regulates the safety and efficacy of medications sold in U.S. pharmacies. Medications dispensed from outside the U.S. are regulated for safety and efficacy by pharmaceutical/pharmacy regulatory authorities in their respective countries. Read about Advanced Pharmaceutical Regulatory Systems.
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