Taking Advantage of Canadian Pharmacies

[Guest guest]

GREETINGS --

The following are my personal views as an old fart!!! What do those

of you from the U.S. think about this problem?

wambo1941

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! And you think the pharmaceutical companies don't

have a powerful lobby? Think again!

Please forward this to every person you know over age

50. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next election!

Forget that over-50 comment. Send it to everyone. We're all in this

boat together

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the post, Wambo (from ProHealthnetwork, right?)

I have used Canadian Pharmacies via internet and saved thousands over

a year's time. In fact, I couldn't have afforded some of the meds on

my fixed income if I couldn't buy from Canada (and get samples from

docs.) I certainly will forward this message to friends and family.

Kathie

> GREETINGS --

> The following are my personal views as an old fart!!! What do those

> of you from the U.S. think about this problem?

> wambo1941

>

> 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! And you think the pharmaceutical companies

don't

> have a powerful lobby? Think again!

>

> Please forward this to every person you know over age

> 50. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next

election!

>

> Forget that over-50 comment. Send it to everyone. We're all in this

> boat together

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the post, Wambo (from ProHealthnetwork, right?)

I have used Canadian Pharmacies via internet and saved thousands over

a year's time. In fact, I couldn't have afforded some of the meds on

my fixed income if I couldn't buy from Canada (and get samples from

docs.) I certainly will forward this message to friends and family.

Kathie

> GREETINGS --

> The following are my personal views as an old fart!!! What do those

> of you from the U.S. think about this problem?

> wambo1941

>

> 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! And you think the pharmaceutical companies

don't

> have a powerful lobby? Think again!

>

> Please forward this to every person you know over age

> 50. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next

election!

>

> Forget that over-50 comment. Send it to everyone. We're all in this

> boat together

[Guest guest]

As I had not seen Wambo on the list I did not reply earlier as I did not know if

it was a genuine posting, but I agree heartily with the views expressed. I am

feeling very sorry for American list members because at least the Australian

Government subsidises medication.

For example, I have at least nine medications that would cost me $90 Australian

each for 28 days supply (and that is not all of them). As the country's

pharmaceutical costs have gone up, especially with heart disease, cancer and

diabetes being diagnosed earlier because of public awareness advertising and

free initial testing etc the government has insisted on cheaper medications if

the alternative does not affect the patient. I was changed from a $40 a month

blood pressure medication to a much cheaper brand - identical composition - and

experienced no difficulties. This has helped the government subsidise those

drugs where the more expensive brand has been the only alternative for a

patient.

Not that it is easy to get a medication included in this benefit. New drugs

often take a lot of lobbying (especially near an election time as we are now) to

be included. However, my gripe is with the great pharmaceutical companies whose

profits often exceed the GNP of smaller third world companies and who use this

power to allow drugs such as Thalidomide (yes, I know it has a new use now, but

these are being sold for morning sickness) over the counter to anyone. Their

grasp for profits is sickening and many could supply more affordable drugs once

there R &D costs have been recovered.

If you are not too old, remember how the public in your country lead the

world-wide boycott on the Nestles company products (they now have subtley

changed their name in Australia) and forced them to change strategy in third

world companies where they were gifting parcels of their baby milk products to

new mothers, some (many?) of whom couldn't afford the product when the initial

product and their breast-milk ran out so their babies starved to death.

There is power in uniting - as a little person you have no say but you deserve

your medication to be within your range to purchase. Those unable to work or

afford medication here get them at a reduced rate - almost nothing in comparison

with the full rate and we all have a `safety net', beyond which we get our

medication even cheaper once we reach the safety net limit of purchases). If all

the diabetics of America combined, what a voice! If Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, car

companies etc., can influence governments, why can't diabetics?

Give it some thought. Off my soap-box now!

Maxine in Australia