Posts Tagged ‘Op-ed’
Former Pennsylvania Congressman Decries Fake Drug Sales Via Social Media
This editorial by Ryan Costello was published in The Philadelphia Enquirer on October 9, 2019. Mr. Costello is a former U.S. Congressman (PA-06), and is now a public policy consultant.
[...]Emory Health Policy Professor Says Drug Importation a Danger to Patient Health
This editorial by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe was published in Town Hall on October 8, 2019. Dr. Thorpe is a professor of health policy at Emory University and chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.
[...]Pharmacy professor: buying prescription drugs from Canada “risky in terms of quality and safety”
This editorial by C. Michael White was published in The Conversation on September 27, 2019. White is a professor and head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice for the University of Connecticut.
[...]Former FDA Associate Commissioner Says Canada Cannot Be America’s Pharmacy
This editorial by Peter J. Pitts was published in The Washington Times on September 11, 2019. Mr. Pitts is president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and a former FDA associate commissioner.
[...]Economic Policy Researcher Finds Fault with Federal Drug Importation Plans
This editorial by Liam Sigaud was published by Inside Sources on August 27, 2019. Mr. Sigaud is an economic policy researcher who writes for the American Consumer Institute, a nonprofit educational and research organization.
[...]Cancer Center Pharmacist in Iowa Worries Drug Importation Will Harm His Patients
This editorial by Dana McDougall was published in The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier on August 26, 2019. Mr. McDougall, Pharm.D., BCPS, is a pharmacist with the Covenant Cancer Treatment Center in Waterloo, Iowa.
[...]Economist Demonstrates That U.S. Drug Importation Would Endanger Canada’s Prescription Medication Supply
This editorial by Fergus Hodgson was published in the Epoch Times on August 14, 2019. Mr. Hodgson is an independent economic consultant, and Executive Editor of the Antigua Report.
[...]Canadian Physician Warns that American Drug Importation is Bad for Canada
This editorial by Dr. Charles S. Shaver was published in The Hamilton Spectator on August 11, 2019. Dr. Shaver i a practicing physician in Ottawa. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Shaver is also past chair of the section on general internal medicine of the Ontario Medical Association.
[...]Economist Warns that Federal Drug Importation is Folly
This editorial by Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. appeared in Forbes on August 7, 2019. Dr. Winegarden is the Managing Editor for EconoSTATS and a senior Fellow in Business and Economics at the Pacific Research Institute.
[...]Policy Expert: “Even if Canada were a willing participant, the U.S. can’t ensure the safety of these drugs.”
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