The FDA has long blocked the importation of cheap medicine, agreeing with pharmaceutical manufacturers that it opens the door to opioids. The agency’s own data shows that rarely happens.
By Phil Galewitz | Kaiser Health News
The overwhelming majority were uncontrolled prescription drugs that people had ordered, presumably because they can’t afford the prices at home. FDA spokesperson Devin Koontz said the figures don’t reflect the full picture because U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the primary screener at the mail facilities.
“Additional staffing coupled with improved analytical technology and data analytics techniques will allow us to not only examine more packages but will also increase our targeting abilities to ensure we are examining packages with a high probability of containing violative products,” said Dan Solis, assistant commissioner for import operations at the FDA.
“The nation’s fentanyl import crisis should not be conflated with safe personal drug importation,” Levitt said.
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