December 22, 2004
DEMEDICATING:
Bush Administration Gives Mixed View on Drug Imports (ROBERT PEAR, 12/22/04, NY Times)
The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible. But the savings to consumers would be small, it said, and the federal government would have to spend hundreds of million dollars a year to ensure the drugs' safety.The administration said in a report to Congress that legalizing imports would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.
just drop the safety nmonitoring and it's a win/win. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 22, 2004 8:28 AM
Comments
Also indemnify the drug companies and importers from after-the-fact lawsuits, so that they can't be hurt because people are willing to cut corners to save money on their prescriptions.
Posted by: John at December 22, 2004 9:02 AM