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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, AuguST 1, 2019
US to allow prescription
medicine from Canada
OBITUARIES
Donna Lorraine Dunz Russell
Salem
Nov. 27, 1931 — July 15, 2019
Donna Lorraine Dunz Russell was born in cooking.
Nebraska and moved to Corvallis, Oregon,
With her ever-present smile, she exempli-
at a young age. A 1954 graduate of the Uni- fied the notion that “if you want something
versity of Oregon Medical School,
important done, ask the busiest per-
son you know.” Donna lived and
School of Nursing (now OHSU),
shared a full and abundant life with
she practiced and taught nursing
her family and multitude of friends.
for over 40 years.
She met Army Lt. Frank Russell
Donna was preceded in death by
while working in San Francisco,
Frank in 2008. She leaves behind
and they were married in Germany
her children, Mary (Randy), Bob
in 1956. The young couple returned
(Susan), Cece (Phil) and Frank Jr.
to Jackson, Mississippi, where
(Michelle); her grandchildren, Ben,
Donna taught nursing while Frank
Molly, Anna, Lauren, Gabrielle and
completed medical school. Upon
William; stepbrothers, Richard Lee
Donna Russell
returning to the Pacific Northwest
Rosen (Loleta) and Larry Rosen;
in 1963, Donna and Frank made
and numerous nieces and nephews.
their home and raised their children in Asto-
A celebration of Donna’s life will be held
ria before settling in Salem for their retire- on Saturday, Aug, 10, at 1 p.m., at Marco
ment years.
Polo Global Restaurant in Salem. Please
Through her involvement in organiza- let us know if you are able to attend (orrus-
tions such as the Morningside Neighborhood sell5@yahoo.com).
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made
Association, Willamette Valley Women’s
Military League and Sunriver Homeowners to Willamette Humane Society or Willamette
Association, Donna was forever giving back Valley Hospice.
Assisting the family is Virgil T. Golden
to her community. She participated in sev-
eral bridge groups, and loved gardening and Funeral Service.
Jason Albert Alldrin
Portland
Jan. 26, 1984 — July 14, 2019
It is with deep sorrow to announce the career working with international flavors. In
unexpected death of Jason Albert Alldrin, 2005, Jason and Lindsey were blessed with
35, of Portland, Oregon, on July 14, 2019.
the birth of their son, Joseph.
He is survived by his son,
Jason worked in the top kitch-
Joseph Albert Alldrin; mother,
ens on the Oregon Coast, where he
Leslie Holder; father, Rick Alldrin;
won the Iron Chef Goes Coastal
2010 Championship that he was
fiancée, Lydia Berman; brothers,
Steven and Richard; sister, Katy;
too humble to ever admit. Jason
and numerous aunts, uncles, cous-
was a passionate and accom-
plished chef, and was in the pro-
ins and friends.
cess of starting his own business,
Jason grew up in northwest
Portland and attended Sunset High
called Free Bird Catering.
School, where he excelled as a
Jason worked incredibly hard,
baseball pitcher. He played college
often starting his day at 4 a.m. in
Jason Alldrin
baseball at the Oregon Institute of
the kitchen, all to provide a bet-
ter life for his son and fiancée. He
Technology, where he realized his
culinary passion after throwing many barbe- was a passionate and determined man who
cues for friends. Jason soon transferred to always strived to do better, not for his own
Western Culinary Institute in Portland and recognition, but for the love of his family.
graduated with honors.
Funeral services were held on July 22 at
After school, Jason moved to Hawaii with Pius X Catholic Church; a burial ceremony
his first wife, Lindsey, to expand his culinary was held at Skyline Memorial Gardens.
Richard Paul Johnson
Seaside
Feb. 5, 1953 — July 1, 2019
Richard Paul Johnson was born to Thomas
A. Johnson and Lorraine Johnson. Rick passed
away at a Portland hospital from an infection
that became septic. He was removed from life
support, and was an organ donor, as were his
wishes.
He was born in Kelso, Washington. Due
to family relocations, he spent most of those
years in the Tri-Cities, Washington, area. Rick
loved being outside, and in the 1960s he would
be gone all day with his friends on his Schwinn
bike with his BB gun. Those were the days. He
was also active in Boy Scouts and DeMolay.
He graduated from North Thurston High
School in Lacey, Washington. He enlisted in
the Navy, and served from 1972 to 1975 in
the Vietnam area. He was on the destroyers
USS St. Louis and USS Point Defiance. He
received an honorable discharge.
After returning home, he attended Olym-
pia Technical College, receiving a two-year
degree in landscape and horticulture. He was
of importation, and was once quoted dis-
missing it as a gimmick.
One prong of the administration’s pro-
posal would allow states, wholesalers and
pharmacists to get FDA approval to import
certain medications that are also available
here. Trump had recently endorsed a new
Florida law to allow importation.
Another part of the plan would allow
drugmakers to seek approval for re-impor-
tation of their own drugs. This second pro-
vision would cover cutting-edge biologic
drugs as well as mainstays like insulin, and
it could apply drugs from other countries
besides Canada.
It’s unclear how soon consumers will
see results. Azar spoke of a regulatory pro-
cess lasting “weeks and months” and he
also called on Congress to pass legislation
that would lend its muscle to the effort,
which could short-circuit attempts to over-
turn the changes in court.
“The FDA has the resources to do this,”
said acting FDA Commissioner Ned Shar-
pless. “The agency is interested in consid-
ering any reasonable proposal that main-
tains the bedrock of safety and efficacy for
the American consumer.”
Importation has backers across the polit-
ical spectrum.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman
of the panel that oversees Medicare said
on Twitter that it would lower prescrip-
tion drug costs. He and Democratic pres-
idential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar of
Minnesota have a bill to facilitate importa-
tion. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who
chairs the health committee, welcomed the
plan but said the key is whether importa-
tion can be done safely.
The leading drug industry trade group,
known as PhRMA, is a powerhouse that
generally gets its way with lawmakers. It
spent $128 million on lobbying in 2017,
according to its most recent tax filings. But
pressure on the industry is rising across
many fronts.
In the Senate, Trump is supporting
Grassley’s bipartisan bill to cap medication
costs for Medicare recipients and require
drugmakers to pay rebates to the program
if price hikes exceed inflation. Democrats
in the House are pressing for a vote on a
bill allowing Medicare to directly negoti-
ate prices on behalf of millions of seniors
enrolled in its prescription drug plan. Sep-
arately, the Trump administration is pursu-
ing a regulation that would tie what Medi-
care pays for drugs administered in doctors’
offices to lower international prices.
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Trump admin-
istration said Wednesday it will create a
way for Americans to legally and safely
import lower-cost prescription drugs from
Canada for the first time, reversing years of
refusals by health authorities amid a public
outcry over high prices for life-sustaining
medications.
The move is a step toward fulfilling a
2016 campaign promise by President Don-
ald Trump, and it weakens an import ban
that has stood as a symbol of the political
clout of the pharmaceutical industry. It’s
unclear how soon consumers will see bene-
fits, as the plan has to go through time-con-
suming regulatory approval and later could
face court challenges from drugmakers.
It comes as the industry is facing a
crescendo of consumer complaints over
prices, as well as legislation from both
parties in Congress to rein in costs, along
with a sheaf of proposals from the Demo-
cratic presidential contenders. Ahead of the
2020 election, Trump is feeling pressure to
deliver on years of harsh rhetoric about the
pharmaceutical industry.
Health and Human Services Secretary
Alex Azar said the administration’s deci-
sion recognizes that prescription drug
manufacturing and distribution is now
international.
Stephen Ubl, president of the indus-
try group Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America, called the plan
“far too dangerous” for American patients.
“There is no way to guarantee the safety of
drugs that come into the country from out-
side the United States’ gold-standard sup-
ply chain,” Ubl said in a statement. “Drugs
coming through Canada could have origi-
nated from anywhere in the world.”
Most patients take affordable generic
drugs to manage conditions such as high
blood pressure or elevated blood sugars.
But polls show concern about the prices of
breakthrough medications for intractable
illnesses like cancer or hepatitis C infection,
whose annual costs can run to $100,000 or
much more. And long-available drugs like
insulin have seen serial price increases that
forced some people with diabetes to ration
their own doses.
Azar, a former drug company exec-
utive, said U.S. patients will be able to
import medications safely and effectively,
with oversight from the Food and Drug
Administration. Azar used to be a skeptic
employed by the Thurston County Parks
Department in Olympia, Washington, until he
relocated to Hillsboro and was employed by
Iwasaki Nurseries.
A stroke disabled the right side of his body,
and later a fall broke his hip. He lived in Hills-
boro and Beaverton Avamere Assisted Living,
and for the last two years at Suzanne Elise in
Seaside.
Rick’s family wants to thank all the staff at
Suzanne Elise for all the love and compassion
they showed to Rick.
A family memorial will be held later in
Eastern Washington. Rick leaves behind his
mother, Lori Zerr; and sisters, Jan Arnold,
R.N., and Barbara Crothamel.
He was preceded in death by his father,
Thomas Johnson, and his stepfather, Richard
Zerr.
A memorial service is being held at
Suzanne Elise on Aug. 31, 2019.
Rest in peace, dear one.
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