Brave US proposals to import drugs to avoid high prices

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a plan to import certain prescription drugs in order to lower prices for patients.

The Safe Importation Action Plan outlines two possible pathways that would set the basis for the safe importation of drugs originally intended for foreign markets.

Under the first proposal, certain versions of FDA-approved drugs would be imported from Canada, including provisions to ensure public safety.