My blood pressure meds from a Canadian pharmacy are less than $1.00 per tablet. My pharmacist said no generic was available in the US and the Diovan would be $287.80 for a 60-day supply. Medical insurance is outrageous because it supplements the AMA and pharmacy lobbies. Frederick

Pew Health Group hosts "After Heparin: where do we go from here?"

posted Wed, 16 Mar 2011

On Monday and Tuesday Mar. 14-15, the Pew Health Group brought together members of the drug industry, policymakers, regulators and consumers to tackle key questions about overseas drug manufacture, distribution and safety.

Among the presenters was Roger Bate, of the American Enterprise Institute, whose research on the safety of drug importation we have referenced here before.

More information, including webcasts of all of the presentations can be viewed online.

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