Pharmacists' perceptions and attitudes toward drug importation into the State of Florida.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration released the Safe Importation Action Plan in July 2020 detailing methods to import medicines from Canada to combat increasing drug costs. In November 2020, Florida became the first state in the United States to create and propose an importation plan from Canada. This study examines the proposal submitted by Florida, Florida pharmacists' perceptions of the program on patient safety, and Florida pharmacists' thoughts on the pharmacy operational impact.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study utilizing an electronic questionnaire sent to pharmacist members of the Florida Pharmacy Association. The survey incorporated closed-ended and open-ended questions. The results from the study were

SUBMITTER: Hertig JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638520 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature