The state of Colorado officially submitted its plan to the federal government to begin importing prescription medications from Canada. via Meghan_Lopez
The Section 804 Importation Program application listed 112 medications the state hopes to start bringing across the border to save people money.
On average, prescription medications account for roughly 19% of total health care spending in the state, according to the department. “We looked at the highest cost drugs and also drugs that are high volume. So a drug like Synthroid, for example, which is for hyperthyroidism. That drug isn't particularly expensive, but it is highly utilized,” said Lauren Reveley, the drug importation program manager for the department. “We really tried to focus on drugs that treat chronic conditions like HIV, asthma, COPD.”
The FDA now has six months to review the state’s application and determine whether it can move forward.
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