The FDA has rules limiting the import of all prescription drugs, and does not distinguish between drugs with an active patent and those with an expired patent.

The FDA has rules limiting the import of all prescription drugs, and does not distinguish between drugs with an active patent and those with an expired patent. In addition, it's possible to purchase patented drugs that are manufactured legally overseas. I think you are conflating illegally manufactured medicine and laws for importing medicine. You can see the FDA makes no mention on if the medicine is under a patent when setting it's rules for which prescription drugs can be imported [0]. [0] https://www.fda.gov/industry/import-basics/personal-importation https://www.fda.gov/industry/import-basics/personal-importat...