9/23/2004: Report on the Impact of Drug Reimportation and Price Controls on the U.S. and Massachusetts (Institute for Policy Innovation)

Excerpt: Consumer groups and the media are putting pressure on public officials to allow U.S. citizens to reimport drugs from foreign countries like Canada. This report concludes reimportation programs or price controls would have a dramatic negative impact on drug development in the United States and, because it is home to a significant research center, on the economy of Massachusetts.