The Senate bill is identical to House bill
2007-02-12T09:54:00.000-05:00
The Senate bill is identical to House bill H.R. 380.

The bills expand the federal government's powers with regard to both individual U.S. states as well as foreign countries. In addition, track-and-trace is necessary but not sufficient for supply chain security. See Thank You for Buying Counterfeits Adding insult to injury is the fact that track-and-trace technology is not nearly as advanced as these bills imply.

I recall my Schoolhouse Rock well enough to know that these are not laws, but the level of bipartisan support and political rhetoric belies significant misunderstanding of drug distribution channels.

Adam

Adam--

At this point, there might be some c...

2007-02-09T17:03:00.000-05:00

Adam--

At this point, there might be some competition as to which Congressman can open the importation pipeline the widest. Ron Paul (R-TX) has a bill, HR 194, (adam, link is

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.194:

that restricts HHS/FDA from taking any action against "interstate sale of a prescription drug through an Internet site," provided that "applicable" state and federal rules were met. As we all know, unregulated websites are the single most-active source of fake or adulterated drugs entering the country. The relevant section of the bill is called the "Facilitation of Importation of Drugs," and assumes, I guess, that FDA can inspect/regulate drug distributors in cyberspace.

It's a long way from a bill to a law, of course, and Ron Paul, who advocates the abolishment of income tax and a return to the gold standard, represents something of fringe movement (I'm being polite). But still, how far can anti-industry sentiment go?

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