Earlier this week, the head of RxRights.org, Lee Graczyk, issued a statement urging Congress “to exercise common sense and recognize that personal drug importation from legitimate, licensed pharmacies is a necessity for millions of Americans today.” Graczyk’s message was quoted in a CNBC article entitled, Why US Pays More for Health Care Than Other Nations. As a coalition member of RxRights.org, we are proud of the strong advocacy work they are doing to help seniors and all Americans gain access to affordable medication.
Our lawmakers, in their push to make on-line pharmacies safer, need to make an important distinction:
There’s a difference between professional, reputable companies like Canada Pharmacy On-Line & unlicensed, fly-by-night “pharmacies” that push quackery like penis enlargement, aphrodisiacs, etc.
The former category should be permitted to continue serving customers & the latter should be banned from the Internet, just as as dishonest offshore “casinos” was. Let’s not punish the good along with the bad.
I applaud your efforts on behalf of the US pharmaceutical consumer, and I wish to join in any notification to the US Congress of my objection to limit availability to alternative drug sources.
It is long past the time the US Congress acted in the interests of the drug consumer rather than the pharmaceutical industry.