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Canadian Web Pharmacies Face Uphill Battle
Submitted on 3.25.2004
U.S. demand for cheap online drugs and manufacturer supply freezes are forcing Canadian Web pharmacies to improve their standards and sort out drug supply issues, the Canadian Press reports.
Expect withdrawal
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 3.24.2004
I really enjoyed Collin Levey's "Borderline hysteria over Canadian drugs" (guest column, March 18), and was flattered to see that she cited some of my research. As Levey notes, Canadians often "stream south" when they need treatments for serious ailments.
Some Argue Competition Will Cap Costs Of Medicare Drug Plan
Submitted by Amy Reeves on 3.22.2004
Recent controversy over the true cost of the new Medicare prescription-drug plan reignites another dispute: Where will the money go?
Borderline hysteria over Canadian drugs
Submitted by Collin Levey on 3.18.2004
Seattleites can hold their progressive heads high again this week. After months of watching other states and municipalities around the country get nasty with Big Pharma, the Emerald City is now getting ready to claim its own piece of the barge to Canada.
Some Parts Of Medicare Bill Shouldn't Be Stripped Away
Submitted on 3.8.2004
That dichotomy captures beautifully the recent Medicare legislation implementing a subsidy program for prescription drug purchases. The beneficiaries, even those only "29," will not have seen childhood in quite awhile, and most are far from poor.
Presumed Prescription Drug Profits Under Medicare Exaggerated
Submitted on 3.4.2004
The re-importation blackmail
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 3.4.2004
In their Feb. 24 Commentary column, David Henderson and Charley Hooper make a fuzzy free-market argument that re-importing drugs from Canada could be a "small boon" to Americans "by causing the Canadian government to relent from its price-control policy" ["Hidden drug-reimport potential"].
Testimony to the California State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on Drug Importation Legislation
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 3.1.2004
I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to testify on this important legislation. The issues of pharmaceutical prices, price controls, and importation from Canada are critical to California's policymakers.
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