Reply #10: This is puzzling. I was thinking that...

[YvonneCa]

...the amendement was to limit the FDA's authority. It seemed to allow re-import from Canada for commercial use (meaning HMOs, etc. would have access to the cheaper drug prices) but if FDA wanted to 'police' individuals from traveling to Canada for cheaper medication, the Vitter Amendment would keep the FDA from 'policing' individuals. Sort of an 'individual rights RW thing'.

So a NO vote would mean the FDA could still have oversight over commercial importation activity (for HMOs) and for individuals who travel to Canada for cheaper meds. IMO, that is good, because the FDA could then have a role in assessing the quality of the medications people are buying in Canada.

??????? Am I totally off here? :7


(Vitter)AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug from Canada.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SP769: