Posts Tagged ‘Op-ed’
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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Importation Won’t Save Money, warn Citizens Against Government Waste
In this July 31, 2019 blog post on the Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) website, CAGW Director of Health and Science Policy Elizabeth Wright questions the questions the effectiveness and safety of government importation schemes.
[...]Florida State Senator Compares Supporting Drug Importation to Believing in the Tooth Fairy
This editorial by Perry Thurston Jr. was published in Florida Politics on July 16, 2019. In it, State Senator Thurston explains that state-implemented drug importation will not bring any medication cost savings to Floridians.
[...]Drug Distribution Experts Warn That State Plans To Import Foreign Drugs Will Undermine Safety
This editorial by Adam Fein and Dirk Rodgers was published in Stat News on July 11, 2019. In it, Fein and Rodgers warn that plans by states to create drug importation programs will open new pathways for counterfeit drugs to enter the U.S. drug supply chain…
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