| Canadian
Drugs
The Scoop On Canadian
Drugs
The FDA telling us to be careful with Canadian
drugs. More than over 1 million American’s are crossing
the northern border in one way or another to buy drugs from
Canada.
Legitimate Canadian drugs go through rigorous
testing as do the drugs manufactured in America. Some of the
drugs from Canada are even manufactured in America.
The main concern over Canadian drugs are
that they are not approved by the FDA or they may be labeled
incorrectly, or a horde of other excuses.
The fact is Canadian drugs are cheaper than
drugs in America and many America’s are willing to take
the risk in order to rid themselves of the high cost of prescription
drugs in America.
How can Canadian drugs be cheaper than those
in America?
Drug prices are a very complex subject. Many different things
come into play as to why different countries have different
prices for the same drugs that are manufactured in America.
In countries like Canada they have a government price regulation
on drugs.
Canada has a very different system in place to govern the
price Canadian drugs. The regulatory agency does not just
set a price and say that is it. The drug companies in Canada
do set the price for their drugs, but they understand the
regulations and how to use them properly in order to stay
in business.
Their mandate for Canadian drugs says that
the prices of brand name drugs should be “not excessive”.
This regulatory board checks prices twice per year to ensure
that the mandate is in place in all Canadian drug companies.
The guidelines they check are prices for Canadian drugs must
not exceed the price of drugs that are used to treat the same
problem. For new drugs, that do not have any competition must
not be higher than the same drug found in 7 different countries(USA,
Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Germany, France, and Britain).They
also use the Canada’s Consumer Price Index and the price
must not increase above the rate of inflation.
The FDA in America is trying to stop Americans
from buying Canadian drugs. Congress has tried to pass bills
in the past to allow Americans the right to buy Canadian drugs,
but the bills have not been passed.
Buying Canadian drugs is an issue that is
being fought in several states in the U.S. Many states are
trying to change laws where the states themselves will be
able to purchase Canadian drugs, and then they would be able
to give their consumers lower drug prices.
Maybe our government should look more into
Canadian drugs and the way Canada fights to keep drugs at
a reasonable rate, and then many Americans would not be so
burdened by paying the prices for prescription drugs. Many
of America’s older citizens on fixed incomes can not
afford to be paying these expensive prices for prescription
drugs. This causes them to have to skimp in other ways. When
a senior citizen is paying high prices for the drugs that
they need to live a productive and enjoyable life, they need
to have money left to enjoy their life. Many senior citizens
are skipping their medicine to make it last longer or not
even buying their needed medications.
If you are considering purchasing Canadian
drugs be sure you buy from a reputable pharmacy. You will
be able to find licensed pharmacies online.
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