The Food and Drug Administration will allow Florida to import medications from Canada, following decades of attempts by states in the U.S. to purchase drugs in bulk at a cheaper price from the country, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/health/drug-imports-canada-florida.html" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/health/drug-imports-canada-florida.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/health/drug-imports-canada-florida.html" aria-label="according">according</a> to the New York Times.

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 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Florida will be allowed to purchase medicines in bulk for the state’s Medicaid program, government clinics and prisons from Canadian wholesalers, an FDA official <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/health/drug-imports-canada-florida.html" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/health/drug-imports-canada-florida.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/health/drug-imports-canada-florida.html" aria-label="told">told</a> the Times.</p>  </div>


$150 million. That’s how much Florida <a href="https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FILE_3187.pdf" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FILE_3187.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FILE_3187.pdf" aria-label="estimates">estimates</a> the new program could save the state by purchasing medicines from Canadian pharmacies, including HIV, AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis C and psychiatric medications, among others.

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Florida estimates the new program could save the state up to $150 million.{ai:summary}<p>The FDA will permit Florida to import medications from Canada, potentially saving the state $150 million. #health</p>

FDA Allows First-Ever Canadian Drug Imports To U.S., Report Says

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