Trump backs Florida drug importation plan

President Donald Trump has instructed HHS Secretary Alex Azar to help implement a Florida drug importation bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is expected to sign. Scott Gottlieb, who strongly resisted importation as FDA commissioner, raised concerns about the Florida law in comments posted on Twitter Tuesday.

DeSantis has supported the Florida bill, H.B. 19, which passed both houses of Florida's legislature on April 29 and would allow prescription drugs to be imported from Canada...