[Pharm-policy] RE: [Ip-health] RE: Legislation Passes US House on Drug Importati on

[Heuer, Tate]

Sorry for sending everyone an internal House of Representatives link that
didn't work.  Here's the same thing on a public link:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r106:H28JN0-918:

-Tate
> ----------
> From: 	Heuer, Tate
> Sent: 	Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:40 PM
> To: 	Nichols, Andrew; Tom Hamburger
> Cc: 	IP-Health list; pharm-policy; James Love
> Subject: 	[Ip-health] RE: Legislation Passes US House on Drug
> Importation
> 
> http://www.congress.gov/cgi-lis/query/z?r106:H28JN0-918:
> 
> To get a good flavor of the Congressional debate that took place last nigh
> on drug import policy, here's a link to the debate as it was recorded in
> the
> Congressional Record.
> 
> -Tate, Rep. Berry
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	Tom Hamburger[SMTP:thamburger@mcclatchydc.com]
> > Sent: 	Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:12 PM
> > To: 	Nichols, Andrew
> > Cc: 	IP-Health list; pharm-policy; James Love
> > Subject: 	Re: [Ip-health] Legislation Passes US House on Drug
> > Importation
> > 
> > Inquiring journalists want to know:
> > 
> > Anybody have reaction to this proposal? What does it do to other
> Canadian
> > import
> > legislation? Is it a good idea for consumers, public health, does it
> > undermine
> > FDA?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Tom Hamburger
> > Minneapolis StarTribune, McClatchy Newspapers
> > 202-383-0003
> > thamburger@mcclatchydc.com
> > 
> > 
> > Nichols, Andrew wrote:
> > 
> > > Late last night, the US House of Representatives passed bipartisan
> > > legislation under suspension of the rules requiring the U.S. Food and
> > Drug
> > > Administration, if it believes an import appears to be illegal, to
> > disclose
> > > to the importer specifically which section of the law the package
> > appears to
> > > violate.  H.R. 3240, introduced by my boss, Rep. Gil Gutknecht of
> > Minnesota,
> > > is intended to help would-be importers get full disclosure from the
> FDA
> > > regarding the legality of a given import.  Right now, the FDA sends
> > warning
> > > letters to individuals mail-ordering drugs which don't explain exactly
> > what
> > > is wrong with the package.
> > >
> > > For more information on the bill, go to www.congress.gov, and search
> > under
> > > "H.R. 3240" or feel free to e-mail me at
> andrew.nichols@mail.house.gov.
> > >
> > > Andrew Nichols
> > >
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