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New Federal Directives to Enhance U.S. Drug Manufacturing: Compliance Insights for Healthcare

On May 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines, marking a significant move to reduce America's reliance on foreign pharmaceutical manufacturing. This initiative aims to streamline regulatory processes, making it more feasible for domestic facilities to produce essential medicines.

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White House Issues Executive Order Advocating for Importation

The White House has issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients,which seeks to advocate for having supply chain entities proceed with importation.

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New Draft Importation Rule Released

A new pilot program that allows states to import from Canada and allow manufacturers to voluntarily import has been announced via a draft rule through HHS and the FDA. The program would give states and nonfederal government entities the ability to import from Canada by applying to the FDA. Higher priced drugs such as biologics are not included in the draft rule.

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