Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Yes, the FDA claims it is worried about their safety - but aren't most if not all meds from Canada made by US companies and sold to Canada (as well as other countries) at much less than they sell to Americans? Aren't they actually the exact same drugs from the exact same quality control lines? Sounds like just one more example of special interest politics at the expense of the American taxpayer. Edgar Ellen Gilmartin wrote: >I just received the following from a friend ~~~~~~~~~ > > " A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market; a toy company can outsource to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it's a free market; a major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it's a free market; we can buy HP Printers made in Mexico; we can buy shirts made in Bangladesh; we can purchase almost anything we want from many different countries, but heaven help the elderly who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian (Or Mexican) pharmacy. That's called un-American! " > >Ellen >(NSR on Dofetilide) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I live in BC Canada and just read in today's paper: " Internet prescription business hits snag over liability Insurance " here is a bit of it: Currently Canadian pharmacies that sell to American patients receive a signed prescription from a US doctor which then, by law, must be co-signed by a canadian physician. Only once that occurs can the drugs be shipped south. However, the Canadian doctors don't see the patiens and likely don't even know their medical histories. As a result, professional bodies have said doctors who co-sign the prescriptions are violating ethical codes of conduct .... although it's possible some physicians may risk continuing the practice without any liability insurance. Ella in BC Canada Re: Canadian Pharmacies Yes, the FDA claims it is worried about their safety - but aren't most if not all meds from Canada made by US companies and sold to Canada (as well as other countries) at much less than they sell to Americans? Aren't they actually the exact same drugs from the exact same quality control lines? Sounds like just one more example of special interest politics at the expense of the American taxpayer. Edgar Ellen Gilmartin wrote: >I just received the following from a friend ~~~~~~~~~ > > " A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market; a toy company can outsource to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it's a free market; a major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it's a free market; we can buy HP Printers made in Mexico; we can buy shirts made in Bangladesh; we can purchase almost anything we want from many different countries, but heaven help the elderly who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian (Or Mexican) pharmacy. That's called un-American! " > >Ellen >(NSR on Dofetilide) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 > In a message dated 1/12/04 5:06:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, > edgarowen@a... writes: > > > Aren't they actually the exact same drugs from the exact same quality > > control lines? Sounds like just one more example of special interest > > politics at the expense of the American taxpayer. > > .....................................................................> > BINGO!!!. > I have a nephew who works for Pfister (spelling) he has pretty much said the > same thing. Bush takes care of Bush, his friends and then it > gets fuzzy after that. We have senior citizens in our town who have to decide > between food, drugs and taxes each week. Several are AF patients. My sister is a > visiting nurse and tells me the horror stories. > > Rich O > ...................................................................... I thought this was an AFIB forum? Do you really want to get into politics? P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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