Advocates for importation ofcheaper drugs raised a red flag, noting that policies intended toprotect consumers' right to import are not permanent and could bechanged at any time absent legislation. (Photo:Shutterstock)
WASHINGTON — The final version of the massive opioid bill Congress released Wednesdaywould grant the Food and Drug Administration new powers to crackdown on drug imports, but it also includes a provision— nearly killed in the Senate — to shield people who are justtrying to buy cheaper, needed prescription medication fromother countries.
Broadly, the bill seeks to enlist the FDA in combating theopioid crisis by mandating that the agency take steps to acceleratedevelopment of non-opioid painkillers and to limit thesupplies of the drugs, both illegal and legitimate, that claimed the lives of more than 49,000 people last year.
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