[Ip-health] U.S. to stop seizing Canadian drug imports: WSJ

[Riaz K Tayob]

U.S. to stop seizing Canadian drug imports: WSJ
Wed Oct 4, 2006 5:10 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have
scrapped their 11-month-old policy of seizing prescription drugs
imported through the mail from Canada, The Wall Street Journal reported
on Wednesday.

The practice had come under fire from lawmakers for depriving American
seniors of their drugs and protecting the prices charged by U.S.
pharmaceutical companies, the newspaper said.

Citing a Customs spokeswoman, The Journal said the seizures would stop
on October 9.

Prescription drugs are cheaper in Canada, because its national
health-care system negotiates lower prices for its citizens, The Journal
said.