Canadian supplier drops out of Illinois governor’s drug-import plan
Monday, February 9th, 2009The Canadian supplier of low-cost drugs to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s drug-import program has dropped out, saying state officials are just paying lip service to its promotion.
Pegasus Health Services Ltd. of Calgary says it has filled its last prescription for I-SaveRx – a lower-cost prescription drug program that Blagojevich has trumpeted as an effort to help people.
But U.S. law prohibits imports of foreign drugs and the creation of the (more…)