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Should the US allow reimportation of drugs so that Americans can purchase them at cheaper prices?

(Total Votes: 242)

Yes (65.3%)
 

No (14.0%)
 

Only from certain countries (20.7%)
 


Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)

• YES! our drug companies need the compitition.....

• No, the prices should be regulated in the USA instead of people having to go to another country.

• Only American-made, FDA approved drugs from Canada

• The politicians and drug makers are rich enough, we need national healthcare

• Without a doubt, competetion is what we are based on..It is the American way..

• saving money is good!!meds are expensive

• as long as there is inspection

• as long as they are inspected

• FDA and drug co. in bed together.See: PBS.org (The other drug war)

• If mfd in US,exported,it should be OK to come back at lower costs @ US prices!!!!

• It's called free enterprise!

• countries need to have strict manufacturing guidelines

• Absolutely!!~~~~

• of course yea!

• espically Canada

• Pass the McCain Feingold and eliminate lobbyist influence

• yes

• Income less than 12,000 yearly

• Stop Drug companys GREED

• safty and content standards vary GREATLY from nation to nation conterfeit drugs in many are common

• we will not know what we are receiving back from the country. We have the FDA in our country.

• crack is cool

• do you have ANY idea HOW EXPENSIVE drugs here in the USA are !? !?

• Very risky. Might as well dissolve the FDA.

• importing drugs bypasses FDA protections - remember Thalidomide!

• ALL medications must be FDA approved and available from a local pharmacy of the patient's choice.

• No. There are too many unscrupulous people in this world

• too many counterfeit drugs out there already!

• MANUFACTURERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO INCREASE MARGINS WITH ONLY USA $ AND FDA ANALYSE ALL LOTS

• I say lets get our prices in line

• Canadian drugs are safe, while US drug company pricing is debilitating!

• Uncertain

• ofcourse, cost is killing us!!

• drug prices in US is profiteering gone wild

• do you want your drugs from a 3rd world country?

• I would be very careful. Even now generic drugs have impurities.

• Drug co.'s should not be allowed to withhold drugs from countries that export them cheaply.

• Absolutely!


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