State moving ahead on Canadian drugs

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State moving ahead on Canadian drugs

The proposed regulations would prohibit shipments of controlled substances and would bar drugs being shipped from off-shore affiliates and not from Canada.

Drugs that would be permitted would have to appear on both the lists of Health Canada, the agency that oversees Canadian drugs, and the Food and Drug Administration.

Leslie said the Pharmacy Board is "being conservative and protecting the public and that's fine." But she said the pharmaceutical companies "have to act more responsibly."