*sigh* -- ok, people, drugs from canada are NOT cheap...to canadians...

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In yet another call for "allow cheap Canadian drugs into America for our citizens", they seem to yet again forget that prescription drugs are partly subsidized by the Canadian Goverment, paid for by the high tax rate Canadians pay on their income and property. Canadians have a more socialized medical support system as part of their government's services, one which (pay attention, Mr. Kerry) doesn't really work very well. The prescription drugs only look "cheap" to us because of the final price-tag to the buyer, but that price tag doesn't reflect its real cost.

Americans getting cheap drugs from Canada are doing so at the expense of Canadian taxpayers and I in every way support the Canadian's right to tell us to knock it off.

Now, the fact that the drug companies themselves are selling the drugs to the Canadian pharmacy network for less than they're pricing to american distribution networks is a different issue entirely, and one that begs for some form of regulation (instead of the overly-expensive and utterly worthless law that Bush just signed this past season).

The price set by drug makers should be the same to each country; tarriffs/taxes on that set by governments are a different issue, yes, but shouldn't be so expensive to the drug makers or pharmacies that americans have to look elsewhere for the same stuff illegally.

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If COULD be a rare exception but a friend of mine is in the HOSPITAL in critical condition with a heart problem because he decided to take Canadian drug (which was manufactured in INDIA, not or tested approved AT ALL (found out with a family member doing MUCH digging) for his high blood pressure (GENERIC) and NOW look at him!

If it is not tested and approved by OUR government we are inviting all kinds of risk and mayhem no matter HOW cheap other Countries' drugs are.

DONT DO IT!~