Montana House Endorses Canadian Drug Reimportation

Montana House Endorses Canadian Drug Reimportation (Source: Billings Gazette)

From the article:

The House gave initial approval Thursday to a bill aimed at giving older state residents access to cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.

Reimporting drugs is technically illegal, but the laws are generally not enforced. Latest estimates show between 1 million and 2 million Americans get their drugs from Canada, with the average consumer saving 25 percent to 50 percent.

Under (Rep. Rick) Maedje's bill, the Department of Public Health and Human Services would run the prescription drug Web site, endorsing only registered Canadian pharmacies inspected by the state's pharmacy board.