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August 26, 2005
Canadian pharmacies in Nevada10 FIRMS APPLY FOR LICENSES TO SELL PRESCRIPTION DRUGSBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nevada officials should have the state-approved Canadian pharmacies listed on the Governor's Office for Consumer Health Assistance Web site by late September, the board of pharmacy's general counsel said Monday. Eight states, several cities and the District of Columbia operate similar programs in opposition to the Bush administration's stance that prescription drug imports can be unsafe. Nevada's law making it easier for consumers to buy prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies took effect July 1. "Any pharmacy that is not licensed and regulated with the Board of Pharmacy is technically in violation of the law," said Louis Ling, the panel's general counsel. "This is the legal way of ordering prescription drugs from Canada. Our process will ensure that the pharmacies in Canada are operating safely and lawfully." By the Friday application deadline, five pharmacies in Manitoba, two in Alberta and three in British Columbia had returned the applications, which Ling said was more than expected. The board will review and approve applications at its Sept. 7-8 meetings in Reno. Ling and a Reno pharmacy inspector will travel to Canada and inspect the approved pharmacies the week of Sept. 19. "If they pass inspection they will be allowed to serve the public in Nevada," he said. Nevadans could fax or send their prescriptions to the pharmacies and purchase up to a three-month supply of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration. ___ |
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