Internet drugs draw Americans from Canada for savings
About one million Americans buy prescription drugs from Canada online, sparking FDA concerns over safety and tampering risks. The FDA has warned online importers and opened criminal liability talks with commercial pharmacies while advocates argue price and convenience drive seniors to seek Canada-sourced medicines.
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Harford Courant
Washington
Pat
Nicholas Roussos
Connecticut
Canada
Pat Roussos
AARP
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
U.S
United States
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Robert M. Hayes
Medicare Rights Center
New York City
America
Alastair J.J. Wood
Vanderbilt University
Ted Cooperman
PharmacyChecker.com
Byron L. Dorgan
D-N.d
Cooperman
Roussos
United Health Alliance
Bennington
Minnesota Senior Federation
St. Paul
Peter Wycoff
Minnesota Federation
Arkansas
Louisiana
Vermont
Minnesota
Wenner
Wycoff
Congress
Clinton
Bush
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
American Medical Association
AMA
Yank D. Coble Jr
Mark B. McClellan
Bush Administration
FDA Consumer Magazine
Hartford Courant
Cloe Poisson
Madison, Conn
AT&T Proposes Tariff Changes for Intrastate Call Timing
AT&T files with the Kansas Corporation Commission to bill intrastate calls on All In Que Rate Plans A B and E by full minute timing. Intrastate Calling Card Surcharge rises to 1.50. Changes take effect May 20 2003.
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At&t
Kansas Corporation Commission
Rural Kansas hospitals squeezed by rising costs and closures
Arkansas City faces potential loss of South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center as finance delays threaten a planned 25 million dollar new facility. Rural areas wrestle with Medicare shortfalls, declining patient volumes, and doctor recruitment amid closures in Halstead Andover and Augusta.
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Arkansas City
Kansas
South Central
Kansas Regional Medical Center
Joe Jirinec
Jirinec
Halstead
Andover
Augusta
U.S. Senate
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Sam Brownback
Jirinee
Wichita
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ECKAN
Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
Ottawa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
New
West Sixth Street
Lawrence, K