I think our system is so fundamentally broken, you should be able to do that. But if you could, it would be an end run around the FDA. Might as well shut the FD

I think our system is so fundamentally broken, you should be able to do that. But if you could, it would be an end run around the FDA. Might as well shut the FDA down in that case. If you add burdensome regulatory costs to some competitors (domestic pills) but not others (foreign pills), the others will win all business. That is an unfair playing field. So part of the deal with regulating drugs in America is that you can't import drugs from other countries. I think I'd probably allow importation of the exact drug, by the exact manufacturer. Or just set a price control saying you cannot sell a drug for more than 120% of the average price in the EU + Japan + Canada + Australia + NZ etc.