Judd Gregg: “The term ``safe importation'' means importation only from countries with strong safety laws. The additional language…”

“The term ``safe importation'' means importation only from countries with strong safety laws. The additional language ``with strong safety laws,'' which was included in last year's budget, was redundant, but the absence of those words does not alter the meaning, in my opinion. ``Safe importation'' refers to the importation of prescription drugs from countries that require the review of drugs for safety and effectiveness by an entity of the government of the country; that require the methods used in and the facilities and controls used for the manufacture, processing, and packing of drugs in the country to be adequate to preserve their identity, quality, purity, strength, and efficacy; that require the labeling and promotion of drugs to be in accordance with the approval of the drug and whose valid marketing authorization system is equivalent to the systems in the United States.”