FDA Seeks Canada's Help in Drug Dispute

WASHINGTON - Federal drug regulators said Tuesday they can't do much to compel an Ontario-based company exporting lower cost prescription drugs to the United States to follow federal drug laws, so they will seek help from the Canadian government.

CanaRX has been accused of breaking the laws and had until Tuesday to begin following them.

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In July, the city of Springfield, Mass., became the first community to offer a voluntary program to employees and retirees that would allow the city to save as much as $9 million by buying drugs from Canada. The plan is similar to mail-order pharmacies, but the orders are filled by CanaRX.

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"We took a firm stand in what we believe," CanaRX President G. Anthony Howard said Tuesday. "We believe we have not done anything wrong. We are supplying medication to elderly people who cannot otherwise afford it."

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