A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and cosmetic Act to permit importation in personal baggage and through mail order of certain covered products for personal use from Canada, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations permitting individuals to import into the United States from Canada, in personal baggage or through mail order, prescription drugs for personal use. Allows importation of such product if: (1) the intended use is appropriately identified; (2) the product is not considered to represent a significant health risk; and (3) the individual seeking to import the product affirms that it is for personal use, seeks only to import enough for personal use, describes the product and identifies its importer, and provides the name and address of a licensed health professional responsible for treatment with the product or provides evidence that the product continues a treatment begun in a foreign country. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on such permitted imports.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 July 1999

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