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It is imperative that the American people speak up on the re-importation of prescription medication from Canada.
This section has been designed to encourage all American citizens, politicians, health care professionals, and those in the pharmaceutical industry to submit their comments. Please voice your opinions on why 43 million underinsured and uninsured Americans should not have access to safe and affordable prescription medications from Canada and why drug companies continue to force American citizens to decide between food and medication every single day.
PLEASE NOTE: All comments submitted will be posted on this site for all visitors to view.
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Daniel Hines - Publisher of www.TodaysSeniorsNetwork.com
"This attempt at denying life-sustaining prescription drugs to the American public- especially at the Holiday season is an especially crude policy, one that we believe will be doomed to failure as the inherent good will, common-sense and determination of America's seniors and political leadership will once again illustrate the need for access to these important prescriptions. It is well known that the risk of death by heart attacks and other causes increases in the winter and during the holiday season. We call upon Congressmen and Senators to not let this situation stand. It is time to examine the policies of the FDA and Customs and their relationship to large drug companies at whose bequest they act. It is time to allow an up-down vote on providing Americans access to prescription drugs from outside the U.S. And, it is time to look at the contribution of these prescriptions in budget deficit reduction by allowing them to be credited against the Part D expenses.
The health and well-being of America's seniors cannot be at the mercy of official agencies of the U.S. acting as the serfs of drug companies driven only by their lust for more profits." (December 16, 2005 - Yahoo)
December 16, 2005 - Yahoo.com
Peter Wychoff, Executive Director of Minnesota Senior Federation:
"Some people may find that paying the full price of imported drugs is still a better deal than buying higher-priced, Medicare-subsidized drugs in the United States." (December 15, 2005 - PrWeb)
December 15, 2005 - PrWeb.com
Dr.Drew Altman, President of the Kaiser Family Foundation:
"Seniors still are having a hard time. Seniors still aren't really prepared, and they're going to need a lot of help to make the choices they need to make under the law."
November 10, 2005 - GrandForksHerald.com
Rep. Anne Northup, R-3rd District:
"Americans in need of affordable prescriptions should not be barred from lower-priced medications by the fine-print in trade agreements."
November 6, 2005 - Courier-Journal.com
Rep. Roger Kahn, Cardiologist:
"The bills are about helping to lower the price of prescription drugs. There's also the notion of restoring confidence on the part of purchasers, whether that is a company that purchases drugs or patients who are prescribed drugs ...These bills are largely about sunshine and confidence."
"Forcing pharmaceutical companies to reveal marketing techniques and costs would ensure that doctors prescribe medicines for the right reasons. It would also help lower the amount of money companies spend on advertising by requiring those companies to divulge how much they spend on marketing."
November 6, 2005 - TheOaklandPress.com
Robert Hayes. President of the Medicare Rights Center:
"The new Medicare drug benefit is 10 times more complicated than the Medicare drug discount card, and 10 times more important."
November 6, 2005 - OxfordPress.com
Jim and Marlys Antonoff, Medicare:
"The average person is going to have a terrible time with this (Medicare). The average person is going to be lost, they're going to throw up their arms and say, 'The hell with it.'"
October 6, 2005 - OxfordPress.com
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Canadameds is one of the original and one of the largest International Prescription Service ("IPS") pharmacy operations throughout Canada and the world.
Canadameds is a founder of the Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA) and the North American Pharmacy Accreditation Commission (NAPAC), and an active member of the Manitoba International Pharmacists Association (MIPA). Each of these organizations requires, and ensures, that its members provide the highest standards of professionalism, safety and ethics, to their customers.
All drugs sold by Canadameds must pass the rigorous standards, demands and tests imposed by Health Canada, the Canadian federal government department that has responsibility for providing safe and affordable prescription medication for Canadians.
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Bill to allow pharmacies to reimport drugs passes Senate
The Oklahoma Senate backs a drug reimportation plan that would permit state
pharmacies to obtain U-S-made prescription drugs from Canada and elsewhere for
sale here.The Federal Drug Administration has opposed drug reimportation bills,
claiming they violate the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U-S Constitution.
Those measures mainly deal with allowing individuals to obtain reimported
drugs. Tulsa state Senator Tom Adelson says his legislation avoids that legal
question because it would require pharmacies to sell reimported medicines only
to Oklahomans in intrastate, not interstate, commerce. Most programs are geared
to allowing individuals obtain such drugs by crossing the border into Canada or
buying drugs online.
March 08, 2006
Democrats allege bad deal on drugs
Bay Area seniors are not saving significant money under Medicare's new
prescription drug program, according to a report released Monday by most of the
Bay Area's House Democrats. The report says Bay Area prices for 2004's 10
best-selling prescription drugs among seniors are 75 percent higher under the
new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit than under deals negotiated by
the federal government at other agencies such as the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Medicare Part D's prices also are 60 percent higher than those paid by
consumers in Canada; almost 5 percent higher than prices on Drugstore.com; and
almost 2 percent higher than prices at Costco, the report found. But
Republicans who shepherded the bill through Congress rejected a proposal to let
Medicare negotiate with drug companies for lower prices. The report proves
"what we've been saying since the debate on the Republican Medicare drug bill
began," said Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, in a news release. "If you create a
privatized drug benefit and refuse to let the government negotiate lower
prices, senior citizens and people with disabilities will pay the price," said
Stark, who as ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee's Health
Subcommittee is particularly outspoken on the issue. "Instead of attempting to
set Medicare on the road to privatization, Republicans in Congress should have
worked with Democrats to establish a real prescription benefit within
Medicare."
March 08, 2006
CANAMEDS UPSET WITH POWER STRUGGLE OF DRUG COMPANIES
Canadian mail order pharmacies are now a step closer to being shut down, but according to Jorgenson, the wrong way. Government officials in the United States and Canada have gone to great lengths to try and eradicate the Canadian online pharmacy business.
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HOMER SIMPSON COMES TO CANADA
In a recent episode of The Simpsons, Homer is forced, like millions of others in the United States, to travel to Canada for safe and affordable prescription medications because like many others, he can no longer afford them in the United States.
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