Among those seated around the table to hear Stahl's report were Miriam Reibold, 87, chairwoman of the National Coalition of Consumer Organizations on Aging; Mary Anderson, 76, coordinator of the federation's drug-importation program; and Peter Wyckoff, 59, the federation's founder.
Mr. Blagojevich, who planned to send the request on Monday to Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, wants Illinois to be designated for the nation's first "federally approved drug importation pilot program".
In the latest of a series of efforts to put pressure on Washington officials who object that filling prescriptions in Canada violates federal law, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich had asked Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, to allow the state to buy drugs there for its employees and retired employees, in a first "federally approved drug importation pilot program".
The government also licensed the drugs' commercial importation, in a program that will be strictly controlled to prevent counterfeiting.
In its place, he told the Evanston audience, he would put a program allowing the importation of drugs from Canada and permitting states to buy medicine in bulk, reducing costs for consumers and states alike.
A large flat file [see Additional file 4] suitable for importation into a local database program and a web-accessible openSputnik version [ 53].
India, Pakistan, and Israel started their nuclear programs with the importation of research reactors carrying peaceful-use requirements; with help from other countries, they were able to then realize their desire for weapons.
Enhanced pre-immigration screening and program expansion decreased TB importation.
Easy importation has been important to Armon DeMarco as well.
