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# HHS Should Allow Some Rx Drug Imports: Senators
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/hhs-should-allow-some-rx-drug-imports-senators/
- Published: 2021-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:08:23.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5149820

Four senators — **Chuck Grassley** (R-IA), **Amy Klobuchar** (D-MN), **Angus King** (I-ME), and **Susan Collins** (R-ME) — are calling on HHS secretary **Xavier Becerra** to support policies that would allow Americans to personally import certain prescription drugs from Canada. Their 7/26 [letter](https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-colleagues-encourage-biden-administration-to-support-safe-importation-of-prescription-drugs-from-canada?ref=fdaweb.com) follows a presidential executive order that the four say recognizes that prescription drug prices can be lowered through the safe importation of less expensive drugs from Canada.

“Americans, on average, pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world and are struggling to afford the medications they need,” the senators wrote. “Last year, one in three Americans saw their out-of-pocket medication costs increase, and that has real consequences. Nearly 30% of Americans report not taking their medicines as prescribed because of the cost.”

The four introduced the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act in February to permit the personal importation of safe and effective prescription drugs from approved Canadian pharmacies. The letter urges HHS to support the legislation that the senators say would create savings for consumers and bring greater competition into the pharmaceutical market.