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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%) | |
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No (14.0%) | |
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Only from certain countries (20.7%) | |
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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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