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News from the FDA

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
February 09, 2004

Importers of Canadian Drugs Receive Warning Letters

The FDA issued warning letters January 22 to Expedite-Rx, a pharmacy benefits manager; SPC Global Technologies Ltd., an insurance claims processor, and Employer Health Options Inc., an insurance company, all of Temple, TX. The letters notified the companies that the FDA considers their drug import program to be illegal and a risk to public health. The letter accuses the firms of facilitating illegal imports of prescription drugs from Canada, and misleading the public about the drugs' safety, and states that these products could present significant risk to the program's members, who include employees and retirees of the City of Montgomery, AL.

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