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Must be present to win! 979.845.1515 aggienights.tamu.edu For special needs, please contact us O- three days prior to the event at 845-1515. 8 Friday, January 23, 2004 THE BATTAi; FDA tries to shut down company importing drug By Lauren Neergaard THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Seeking cheaper prescriptions up WASHINGTON —The fed eral government moved Thursday to shut down another company that imports cheaper Canadian drugs to the United States. The Food and Drug Administration gave Expedite- Rx of Temple, Texas, 15 days to quit or face legal action. The warning letter marks the third time the FDA has moved to shut down suppliers who defy its ban on the importation of foreign drugs. Expedite-Rx supplies drugs to some employees and retirees of Montgomery, Ala., one of two U.S. cities so far that are importing medicines from Canada in hopes of saving money. The FDA said Expedite- Rx’s supplies could put those people at risk. Documents from Montgomery’s program and Expedite-Rx’s Web site “clear ly showed they were in viola tion of federal law,” said FDA pharmacy affairs director Tom McGinnis. “The agency’s going to move aggressively against anybody breaking fed eral law and putting public health at risk.” Calls to Expedite-Rx and Montgomery’s city attorney weren’t immediately returned. So far, the FDA hasn’t tar geted consumers buying the Prescription drugs in Canada cost less due to a combination of Canadian price controls and a favorable exchange rate. On Thursday, a California senator proposed legislation that will allow the state to buy drugs for its prison system and youth authority. linn Iowa HI States with cities who import prescription drugs from Canada States considering prescription importation in 2003 SOURCES: National Conference of State Legislatures Associated Pti drugs, including Montgomery and the other city pushing the practice, Springfield, Mass. Numerous states are consider ing similar programs, despite repeated FDA warnings that the practice is illegal. Instead, it targets their sup pliers. Last year, FDA won a court’s backing to shut down one major drug importer, R\ Depot. Springfield’s supplier. CanaRx, shut its U.S. offices and moved to Canada after the FDA threatened to shut down the business; now the FDA is pushing Canadian authorities to take further action to stop its shipments. Texas’ pharmacy hoard ordered Expedite-Rx to quit processing prescription orders last July, saying it doesn’t even hold the needed license to do business in the state. FDA noted. conn: But the company operating. The FDA says it cannot: antee the safety of drugs bcij abroad, or even that imp- drugs come from Canac claimed instead of original: other countries, likeThailan: stopping incoming ship® the government has inteics: pills made of sugar, contr substances, animal drugs i for human use and drugs other problems. Brand-name prescnp drugs can cost half the Ui p In Thursday’s warning FDA also cited two« Temple-based companies is believes are related Expedite-Rx: SPC G Technologies Inc., an insir claims processor. Employer Health Options an insurance company. Plans finished to drill in Alask By Josh Heilprin THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Gale Norton signed off on a plan Thursday for managing 8.8 million acres of Alaska’s North Slope and open ing most of the acreage to oil and gas development. Some of the drilling could occur in areas important for migratory birds, whales and wildlife. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management will use the plan to manage a north west portion of the government’s 23.5 million- acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Geologists believe the reserve may contain 6 bil lion to 13 billion barrels of oil. It is located just west of the 1.5 million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which President Bush also wants to open to drilling as one of his top energy priorities. The Senate, in debating a massive energy bill, has rejected drilling there. Environmentalists said the management plan threatens the health of Arctic tundra, ponds and lakes that are home to wildlife and mign birds and provide a vital subsistence huntinip fishing ground for native Alaskans. The plan makes 7.23 million acres av for energy leasing, but will defer leasing the