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Drug companies and big chain pharmacies don’t want the competition of lower drug prices offered by international onlinepharmacies because it means lower profits. They want the FDA to shut down those sites, but, it seems, under current law, the international onlinepharmacies used to facilitate importation are not illegal.
It’s important because this case was wrongly used as a pretext to oppose safe personal drug importation and international onlinepharmacies, which help Americans afford prescription drugs. The Winnipeg Free Press has an excellent story on that. Kris Thorkelson never pled guilty to selling counterfeit drugs. supply chain.
The Canadian drug supply is pretty safe…” However, standards for a walk-in pharmacy are not applicable to onlinepharmacies in Canada, which are unregulated and can sell “unlicensed” medications. and licensed by your state board of pharmacy.” state-licensed board of pharmacylicensedpharmacy.”.
from licensedpharmacies to American patients. This epic counterfeit drug debacle had nothing to do with the personal importation of less expensive prescription drugs or foreign onlinepharmacies. Instead, it had everything to do with licensed U.S. pharmacies and wholesalers allegedly flouting the rules.
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