Colorado Wins FDA Approval To Import Lower Cost Drugs From Canada

By Jaclyn Allen | Denver7

DENVER — Colorado has won federal approval to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, a move Gov. Jared Polis says could save residents as much as 60% on certain medications.

“This is a big step in the fight to push back against big pharma and bring lower-cost prescription drugs to Coloradans,” Polis told Denver7’s Jaclyn Allen in an interview Monday. “It ain’t over yet, but it’s a big step.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed off on Colorado’s application after years of back-and-forth between the state and federal officials.

Polis said the push began with legislation he signed in 2019 authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to pursue importation.

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