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It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that the administration was  exploring the importation of prescription drugs  to fight high domestic prices. Azar and Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, who  also endorsed  the new proposal, had previously opposed the idea. But drug prices in the U.S. have continued to rise and more than 80 percent of Americans say the government should take action. President Donald Trump has said drugmakers are “ getting away with murder ” and has angrily  tweeted at companies  about individual price hikes. Although the candidate Trump supported the idea of allowing patients to import medicines, since he was elected he has not mentioned that option — which is strongly opposed by drug companies. Now, determined to explore more avenues to curb price hikes, the administration is signaling that it is willing to consider what the industry regards a...