Bush And Big Pharma: Agenda Still To Eliminate Cross Border Trade, Says DoctorSolve
President Bush might not have said so, but he supports Big Pharma’s agenda to prevent prescription drug importation from Canada
(PRWEB) February 5, 2005 -- President Bush’s State of the Union address last
night didn’t mention affordable prescription drugs. Don’t be fooled. His failure
to acknowledge an issue critical to so many Americans speaks volumes about his
loyalties to Big Pharma and its agenda to eliminate drugs imported from Canada.
The truth is, the industry is using intense pressure, with President
Bush’s support, to prevent you from ordering cheaper prescription drugs from
online Canadian pharmacies like DoctorSolve (http://www.doctorsolve.com).
“Despite lip service to
affordable healthcare, President Bush’s actions prove that he really supports
the interests of Big Pharma,” says Dr. Paul Zickler, co-founder of DoctorSolve
Healthcare Solutions in Vancouver, B.C. “Based on recent events, there is no
doubt that Big Pharma and its hired help will go to any length to disrupt cross
border trade.”
In the most recent attack, Merck & Co. declined sales
to Canadian pharmacies that export drugs to U.S. patients. Merck is the
second-largest U.S. drug manufacturer and produces Fosamax, one of the most
popular drugs exported from Canada. Six other companies have taken similar
action: GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., Aventis, Astra Zeneca
and Wyeth Pharmaceutical.
David MacKay of the Canadian International
Pharmacy Association (http://www.ciparx.ca) adds that supply restrictions and
government lobbying by Big Pharma are robbing elderly and low income Americans
of access to affordable medications.
“Ironically, there is much talk
about security in retirement for Americans, yet many of them are forced to give
up their life savings to pay for their medications,” MacKay says. “Retirement
dreams are literally being swallowed by Big Pharma greed.”
Finally, some
government officials are taking action.
A recent Bloomberg article reports that
Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch, citing proof of antitrust violations, has
filed suit against GlaxoSmithKline, with plans to include the other six
pharmaceutical companies that disrupted supplies to Canada in the
lawsuit.
“A company on its own may decide who they want to sell to and
who they want to boycott,” Hatch says in the article. “But if a company
collaborates with other companies [in making these decisions, that’s a violation
of antitrust laws.”
You can take action, too. To find out how you can
fight for access to affordable prescription medications, visit http://www.doctorsolve.com/fightForMeds.asp.
Don’t be
fooled.
DoctorSolve is a Canadian Internet-based pharmacy intermediary
(license #BC Q37) that offers lower-cost, long-term prescriptions. All
prescriptions are filled by a professionally registered pharmacist. DoctorSolve
is a certified member of the Canadian International Pharmacy Association and
ranked by PharmacyChecker.com as one of the best (five-star) online pharmacies.
DoctorSolve has filled more than 200,000 U.S. prescriptions.
For more
information, call 1-866-732-0305 or visit http://www.doctorsolve.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb205321.htm