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Executive Director Frances Smith's participation in an FDA FDA
abbr.
Food and Drug Administration


FDA,
n.pr See Food and Drug Administration.

FDA,
n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration.
 panel about prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug,  reimportation re·im·port  
tr.v. re·im·port·ed, re·im·port·ing, re·im·ports
To bring back into a country (goods made from its exported raw materials).



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 was reported on by the Associated Press on March 19. Smith's comments were also quoted by several trade publications in April, including Drug Week and Health Business Week.

Smith was quoted in the Buffalo News Concerning debit cards on April 13.

Policy Analyst Barbara Rippel's letter, 'Globalisation is not a magic bullet' appeared in Financial Times April 29.

Smith gave a presentation on the free market to Ukranian consumer experts on May 12.

Smith offered financial advice for consumers in a June 12 story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state. .

Policy Analyst James Plummer was interviewed by WHDH television in Boston about biometric IDs for registered travelers on June 16.
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Title Annotation:prescription drug reimportation
Publication:Consumer Comments
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 22, 2004
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