Trump Threatens 35% Tariff On Canada
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Florida’s importation program hasn’t brought in a single Canadian drug. It’s not cost-effective and it could be dangerous.
Ozempic, which is prescribed for diabetes, and Wegovy, prescribed for weight loss, both contain the active ingredient semaglutide. Generic versions of that ingredient will sell at a fraction of the cost of the brand-name version, which is expected to lift what is already soaring demand for the drugs.
Health Canada issued a public advisory after a drug used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain has been recalled because some bottles “may contain the wrong tablets.”
Canada has made concessions to win goodwill with the White House. Trump, in return, has threatened steeper tariffs.
Trump threatens Canada with 35% tariffs starting August 1, causing market volatility and diplomatic tension during ongoing trade negotiations.
Novo Nordisk will lose its patent protection on its branded semaglutide drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in Canada after not paying a maintenance fee in 2019.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued early alerts for certain Spectrum infusion pumps from Baxter and Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers. The agency said the affected infusion pumps may have an incorrect version of software,
Four decapitated corpses hanging from a bridge are the latest symbol of a civil war tearing apart the violent global drug powerhouse, the Sinaloa Cartel. And the bloodshed has dire implications for Canada, where the cartel has been allowed to fester and grow in a twisted branch plant endeavour to fuel the world with fentanyl.
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WPEC CBS 12 on MSNCanada seeks answers after citizen dies in ICE custody in Miami detention centerMIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — Canada is pressing for answers after a Canadian citizen died while in U.S. immigration custody in Miami. According to ICE, 49-year-old Johnny Noviello was detained at Miami's Federal Detention Center while awaiting deportation for a 2023 racketeering and drug trafficking conviction.