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Ordering prescription drugs from abroad is prohibited, but the Food and Drug Administration has long looked the other way.

Oct. 15, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

The Trump administration is delaying a new rule that threatened to make it harder for Americans to get cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.

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