I actually was referred to a Canadian pharmacy by a local druggist because my medications when combined together were very expensive and I was about to quit taking all of them. My druggist where I do purchase locally told me that I should not quit taking them but go to Canada. If this option is removed I will not be taking things I'm supposed to take. Robert

'60 Minutes' could have gone further with counterfeit drugs piece

posted Thu, 17 Mar 2011

The recent CBS 60 Minutes piece on the dangers of counterfeit drugs being sent into this country clearly identified the risks to our nation’s health created by those operations, which are illegal, even in their own countries.

It was encouraging that the program recognized that:

  • there are legitimate sources of prescription drugs beyond our borders from countries whose standards of oversight meet or exceed our own.
  • many times bogus pharmacies attempt to deceive the public by masquerading as pharmacies from such countries.

 It was regrettable that the program did not provide consumers with the tools to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate sources of personal prescription drug importation. The program’s biggest shortcoming, however, was in failing to fully examine why Americans fall prey to bogus products and pharmacies, namely, the high cost of prescription drugs!

Lee Graczyk, RxRights

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