Good thing we have the FDA to protect, uh, the patients from those nefarious British Imperium pharmacies.
"The law identified four countries from which residents could buy prescriptions over the Internet – Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Those countries were chosen because they have similar safety regulations and oversight, but can charge less for drugs because of deals with pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The bill passed easily through the Legislature despite aggressive lobbying by the Maine Pharmacy Association and others.
Those groups then filed the federal lawsuit in September 2013, claiming that the new law was a threat to public safety because international pharmacies are not licensed or regulated as closely as pharmacies in the United States.
“Maine pharmacists are relieved that Judge Torresen’s ruling ensures the safety of prescription drugs for Mainers by upholding federal laws that are designed to prevent unapproved and substandard drugs from coming into the United States,” said Kenneth McCall, past president of the Maine Pharmacy Association."
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/24/maine-residents-cant-order-drugs-from-foreign-pharmacies-judge-rules/
"The law identified four countries from which residents could buy prescriptions over the Internet – Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Those countries were chosen because they have similar safety regulations and oversight, but can charge less for drugs because of deals with pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The bill passed easily through the Legislature despite aggressive lobbying by the Maine Pharmacy Association and others.
Those groups then filed the federal lawsuit in September 2013, claiming that the new law was a threat to public safety because international pharmacies are not licensed or regulated as closely as pharmacies in the United States.
“Maine pharmacists are relieved that Judge Torresen’s ruling ensures the safety of prescription drugs for Mainers by upholding federal laws that are designed to prevent unapproved and substandard drugs from coming into the United States,” said Kenneth McCall, past president of the Maine Pharmacy Association."
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/24/maine-residents-cant-order-drugs-from-foreign-pharmacies-judge-rules/