From the Boston Business Journal:
Mass. drug-import bill passes committee
A proposed Massachusetts law that would create a web site to help residents import low-cost prescription drugs from Canada passed its first legislative hurdle.

From Reuters:
Now global pharma catches Indian outsourcing bug
For Indian pharmaceutical firms looking abroad for growth, a trend towards global drug makers buying materials and employing in the sub-continent to save money has brought the world closer to home.

Low-cost software engineers and smart-talking graduates in back offices may be India's better-known pools of outsourced manpower, but its skilled chemists, microbiologists and medical professionals are also making a mark.