U.S. District Judge Clair Eagan ordered immediate closure of Rx Depot, a chain of stores that helps U.S. residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, a practice the U.S. government says is illegal and scorns federal health controls.
“This court is not unsympathetic to the predicament faced by individuals who cannot afford their prescription drugs at U.S. prices,” the judge wrote. “However, the defendants are able to offer lower prices only because they facilitate illegal activity determined by Congress to harm the public interest.”
Food and Drug Administration says Rx Depot puts the public at risk by providing them with unapproved, illegal, and potentially risky foreign prescription drugs. Only manufacturers are permitted to bring medicines into the United States.
The imported prescription drugs sell for up to 50 percent cheaper in Canada than the United States.
(via The Associated Press)
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