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What? Please explain the logic of that to me and please give me a source that I can look at...
i think you're misunderstanding what will happen...the importation of cheaper drugs from canada isnt using canadian manufactured drugs, they are made and manufactured here in the US, sent to canada, and then, we would import them right back for cheaper. they are US drugs, complying with our standards.Canadian drugs are not as tightly regulated and are also partially paid for by their socialistic government medicine. There is more room for there to be errors in the drug - potientially fatal errors.
What? Please explain the logic of that to me and please give me a source that I can look at...
We ship it there, and they ship it right back at a lower price? What do they do, dilute it?
That doesn't make sense.
I just did a quick search for something on Canadian drugs and this is the first article that came up... I thought it was of interest...
Canadian drugs - too cheap to be true
National Post
Friday, October 15, 2004
As William Watson pointed out in his column yesterday, Canadians are used to being ignored by our neighbours to the south, particularly during a U.S. election year. That's why it's been something of a flattering surprise to find Canada -- or, more specifically, our relatively inexpensive prescription drugs -- figuring prominently in the last two presidential debates. But we can't help wondering at Senator John Kerry's short-sighted insistence on a plan to allow the importation of Canadian drugs into his country.
The reason our prescription drugs are currently cheaper than those in the U.S. is that ours are subsidized, discounted and price-controlled. Pharmaceutical companies charge Canadians less for prescriptions in part because Canadians simply cannot afford to spend as much as Americans on specific drugs. (Incidentally, the same goes for a pair of khakis at The Gap, though casual clothing has not yet become an election issue.) Meanwhile, our Patented Medicine Price Review Board legally mandates maximum drug prices.
The result is that pharmaceutical companies make less money in Canada than in the United States. They accept a lower return here, because they have a more profitable market south of the border, which helps pay for the research and development of new life-saving drugs that might otherwise go undiscovered. But company shareholders are unlikely to put up with Canadian price levels if they are extended to many Americans.
By emphasizing a promise to give Americans access to Canadian prescription drugs, Mr. Kerry is selling American voters on a scheme that can hardly deliver the expected benefits for long.
As Mr. Watson explained, faced with an open North American drug market, drug companies would probably reduce their sales to Canada, which could lead to drug shortages here and consequently would cut down the amount of cheap drugs available to Americans as well.
In the end, Mr. Kerry's "let in Canadian drugs" pitch is too good to be true. But given the effect it could have on our access to needed prescriptions, it warrants Canadians' careful scrutiny. Healthy as it may be for the ego, sometimes getting noticed just isn't worth the trouble.
© National Post 2004
http://www.canada.com/national/natio...9-9d671cc357f4
There's another possibility...I'm not saying this is what's happening, just putting it out there as one way to look at it...
The US Government gets their vaccines at a fixed price. The Canadian government can get their vaccines at the same or similar rates because of diplomatic agreements. These fixed rates either do not cover manufacturer costs or do not provide sufficient profit margin. Therefore, to recover lost profits, the company charges a higher price here in the US. The Canadian government, not worried about any profit margins, can sell the drugs at "their cost".
Damn...I was pretty close, wasn't I?
....hence they aren't raising near enough money for research on new drugs.
Very astute, Mr. Travis.
Beem-bo...
Why thank you, Ms. SW
Exactly.As Mr. Watson explained, faced with an open North American drug market, drug companies would probably reduce their sales to Canada, which could lead to drug shortages here and consequently would cut down the amount of cheap drugs available to Americans as well.
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