Some patients and even some physicians believe that the FDA blocks access to new or advanced drugs available in foreign countries. The FDA does not do this. Companies Decide Companies may do clinical trials in many different countries. The best drug for you may be in a clinical trial in a country other than the United States. If you live in the U.S., you may not be able to participate in this trial.
Companies decide in what countries their new drugs are to be tested and introduced.
The FDA has no say in these company decisions. If you know about a drug which is approved for marketing outside of the U.S., you can have immediate access to this drug even if the drug is not FDA-approved in the United States. You don't have to travel overseas to get the drug. Drugs that are dangerous or fraudulently promoted may be under an Import Alert, and not subject to personal import. To order a drug, simply send a letter or FAX to the overseas source of the drug and request your three months supply.