WashingtonAmericans importing medicines keep access 90 more days.

Patient groups and dozens of lawmakers warned the rule could drastically cut medicine flows from Canada.

The US rule tightens the de minimis exemption, which eased customs for shipments under $800, to curb opioids entering untracked.

The delay pushes the rule 90 days past its 22 October start.

How each outlet framed it
STAT
explains the de minimis rule targets opioid shipments that skip tariffs, the reason it hits Canadian pharmacy imports

Sources: STAT