Canadian Pharmacists fight to stop exports of drugs to U.S.

Fear that exports could cause Canadian supplies could run short

from JoeUser Forums

FOX News' Neil Cavuto is reporting a blurb (in the "Your World Cavuto" segment provided to their local affiliates) on Canadian Pharmacists fighting to stop exports of drugs en masse to the U.S.  Reportedly for fear that the exports could cause Canadian supplies to run short.

They (the Canadian Pharmacists) are urging Canada's health minister to ban bulk exports of drugs to the U.S.

Of course this is all just part of the evil, vast, right wing conspiracy to keep drug costs in the U.S. higher than they have to be.  I'm sure that the Canadian Pharmacists are all on the payrolls of [American] U.S. companies and that is the real reason that they don't want these exports which could lead to lower prices back here in the U.S.A.

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

Believe that last line above and I have a bridge to sell you pretty darned cheaply.

I don't blame Canadians for not wanting to subsidize drug sales back here in the U.S.A.  Want to fix the high costs of pharamaceuticals -- try investigating just how much money the pharmaceutical business spends in promotional materials given out to doctors offices.  Free samples, trips, and other "payola" type things.

Cut out that financial sink hole and perhaps the drug companies would be left cutting their prices to encourage more use of their products.  Just a thought.

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

I don't blame Canadians for not wanting to subsidize drug sales back here in the U.S.A.

I too understand their concern.  I dont share it, but then that is their perogative.

Now about that bridge.........

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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I can't honestly say that I've formed an opinion on this matter. I guess everyone deserves an affordable supply of medicine. Here is the CPA press release that likely prompted the FOX News segment: WWW Link

As for promotions aimed at doctors, it's not considered ethical to accept them here in Canada (other than a miserly supply of free samples which we give to the poorest of the poor), but my guess is that promotions are not the driving force behind relatively high US drug prices. Probably a drop in the bucket. More likely, prices reflect what the market will bear.