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NPR: Rule changes could hinder personal prescription drug imports
SYDNEY LUPKIN, BYLINE: Ginny Boynton, a retired lawyer in central Pennsylvania, has a rare neuromuscular disease called Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, or LEMS. She tried the branded drug available in the U.S., but it caused her to have seizures. So with her doctor’s blessing and a prescription, she imports a different drug, not available in the […]
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Merith Basey, chief executive of Patients For Affordable Drugs, called the delay a welcome reprieve but not a permanent solution, and said disrupting existing personal importation practices puts an important safety valve at risk, according to Reuters.
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ONNJ: My Drug Costs Are Killing Me
Why do New Jerseyans pay hundreds for prescriptions that cost a fraction overseas? Ken Rosato sits down with Laura Waddell (NJ Citizen Action), Margarida Jorge (Health Care for America Now), Merith Basey (Patients For Affordable Drugs), Vinny DeMarco (Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative) and Peg Kinsell (SPAN Parent Advocacy Network). They cover the patient’s experience, what […]
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USA Today: Americans' prescription drug orders from overseas are safe – for now
“For patients concerned about losing access to lower-cost prescriptions from abroad, this delay is a welcome reprieve, but not a permanent solution,” said Merith Basey, chief executive of Patients For Affordable Drugs, a nonprofit advocacy group. “Until patients in the U.S. can get access to the prescription drugs they need at prices they can afford, […]
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Epoch Times: CBP Delays Small Imports Rule That Could Cause Patients to Lose Access to Cheap Drugs
In an October letter to CBP Commissioner Rodney S. Scott, Patients For Affordable Drugs reported that more than half of 103 surveyed patients in its community received prescription medications from abroad. Nearly 80 percent of those patients said drug prices in the United States were higher, and 94 percent were concerned about the new customs […]
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Reuters: US delays small imports rule that raised alarm over prescription drug costs
“For patients concerned about losing access to lower-cost prescriptions from abroad, this delay is a welcome reprieve, but not a permanent solution,” said Merith Basey, CEO of Patients For Affordable Drugs. “Until patients in the US can get access to the prescription drugs they need at prices they can afford, disrupting existing personal-importation practices risks […]
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As advocates see it, the rule change is not only inconsistent with existing federal law but could also have serious health consequences for countless Americans who rely on imported medicines at a time when the cost of most prescription drugs continues to rise. They also point out the rule change conflicts with administration goals to […]
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Outside voices are divided. “Drugmakers have secured carveouts that dramatically shrink the reach of GLOBE,” said Merith Basey, CEO of Patients For Affordable Drugs. Sally C. Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute said the model “sets a dangerous precedent of importing foreign drug price controls into the United States.”