Florida Governor Sues FDA , Over Canadian Drug Importation Program.<br />Politico reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis <br />made the announcement on Aug. 31.<br />The lawsuit alleges that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stalled Florida's attempts to <br />import prescription drugs from Canada for nearly two years.<br />Florida was the first state in the<br />U.S. to apply for the program.<br />The state seeks to be able to get cheaper prescription drugs from the country's neighbors <br />up north to treat a variety of illnesses. .<br />Politico reports Florida residents would save about $150 million in prescription costs. .<br />In 2021, President Biden issued an executive order directing the FDA to get the program going.<br />DeSantis had hoped Biden's support would get the FDA to approve Flordia's application, but nothing ever happened.<br />I didn’t anticipate getting <br />to this point where even <br />the administration says <br />they support it and then <br />we just toil for months <br />and months, Gov. Ron DeSantis, via statement.<br />The FDA said it would provide states with more information, which it never did, according to Florida officials.<br />This has been sitting on someone’s desk for 600 days. This is not what government is supposed to do. , Simone Marstiller, secretary for the Florida Agency for <br />Health Care Administration, via statement
