First, how much would all the added risk to the safety and effectiveness of medicines from importation save US consumers? Hardly anything. The Congressional Budget Office ran the numbers and found that importing drugs would cut costs by a paltry 0.01%. If that sounds surprising, it's probably because importation advocates exaggerate the savings patients can expect.
Second, the population math is upside down. According to Mary Durette, a spokeswoman for Health Canada, Canada's version of the FDA, 'Canada's drug supply is too small to meet the demands of both American and Canadian consumers.'
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