Florida recently became the first state to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration to import prescription drugs from Canada. As WSJ’s Liz Essley Whyte explains, i t's a milestone in efforts to reduce the cost of medications, but the plan faces opposition from pharmaceutical groups and Canadian officials.



Further Reading:

-Florida Is First State Allowed to Import Drugs From Canada in Bid to Reduce Costs 

-Expensive Drugs Targeted for First U.S. Price Negotiations 



Further Listening:

-Philip Morris Tried to Pivot to Pharmaceuticals. It Didn’t Go Well. 

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