@Laureth
How is this stealing from Canadians ? If we were to use a Canadian friend’s address in order to receive medical care from a Canadian hospital or doctor that would be a different story altogether. I have seen documentary accts of some desperate people with cancer who have done that.
But the reason that the Pharmacy prices are so low is due to the fact that the Canadian government negotiates far lower prices from the pharmaceutical companies than the US does because there is no organized govt. effort.
All the drug industry lobbyists in DC make sure that will never happen.
But since the Canadian drugstores have the advantage of lower prices, they still make money selling to US citizens so I don’t see how that harms a single Canadian citizen.
I can’t recall the specific details, but I recall seeing a news report in which a Governor of a state said that his states medical plan for state workers negotiated a deal with a Canadian pharmacy to supply them.
If the Canadians felt they were being cheated somehow, they could certainly prohibit their pharmacies from selling to US citizens.
It’s OUR OWN crazy govt. which is trying to prevent it by legislation which would criminalize it. So far it hasn’t passed afaik, but how messed up is that. It’s not as if drug companies are on the verge of bankruptcy anytime soon.
It’s just poor American consumers who are in that predicament. If the day ever comes when I need some horrendously expensive medication to keep me alive and it’s not available as an affordable generic, I’ll be ordering from Canada with no qualms at all. My conscience will be clear and I’ll sleep just fine at night :)