Category: Health News
Created: 9/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2008
The world economies are colliding and more and more American business services are outsourced to the third world. If it costs less to produce an important commodity like pharmaceuticals in another country, then American consumers should have access to them. Online pharmacies are making this possible with quick shipments and great prices. Most however, offer little information about where the medicines are manufactured and shipped from. Some offer to sell medicines without a prescription and consumers should carefully consider if it is wise to order medicines without the advise of a physician. Refilling an existing prescription for a drug that one has been taking for awhile carries less risk than ordering something for the first time. It is imperative that consumers be educated and mindful of the drug combinations and dosages.
Save Money on Your Prescriptions
The American healthcare system is broken and driven by profit margins and bottom lines instead of the delivery of the one most essential human need-access to health care. It is estimated that 1/4 of all health care costs are prescription drugs and it is skyrocketing every year. Brand name drug manufacturers have been lobbying against the marketing of low cost generics to protect their profit margins. Something has to change. It would seem the American pharmaceutical industry has a monopoly on the delivery of prescription medicines here in the U.S. Why should brand name medicines cost twice as much or more than the generic version available across the border?
Categories of medicines that can be ordered are weight loss, sexual health, birth control, pain management, muscle relaxers, antibiotics, allergiy, antidepressants, asthma, mens health, diabetes, epilepsy, heart and cholestorol, parkinsons, herpes, cancer, bladder & gout, and womens health.
Kip Pearson is a researcher and advocate for consumer rights and affordable health care.
What can you do? Consider wholesale generic pharmaceuticals from outside the U.S. All controlled drugs have generic equivalents whether they are manufactured here or in other parts of the world. These discount generic meds are often marketed through the same distribution channels as the brand name drugs that can be bought at the local pharmacy. The FDA considers the import of medicines across U.S. borders as illegal even if they are for personal use. Are they protecting us from counterfeit and substandard drugs or are they protecting the patents of the brand name manufacturers here? That is not to say that these counterfeit drugs have not made their way into distribution here. However, given the sheer size of the pharmaceutical industry outside of the U.S., its arrogant to assume that only the drug producers on American soil can do it right. What proof is there that drugs being marketed under the brand names here aren't also imported from overseas anyway.
The number of U.S. residents who delay or forgo necessary medical care because of cost concerns has increased significantly in the past few years. There are 36 million in this country who do not have health insurance and 1/3 of those citizens have been diagnosed with a chronic condition such as hearth disease, diabetes, asthma, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, MS, obesity, chronic pain due to illness or injury, migraines, sleep disorders, etc. How often have we heard about people having to choose between the medicines they need and the basic requirements of life such as food, shelter and transportation. There are some programs available for the very poor who need assistance but what about the working and middle class families who make too much to qualify for this type of assistance. In some cases, families will have basic health coverage but no prescription plan, or a plan that does not cover generic medications. Other plans cover generics but require a large copay. It is also not unheard of for a plan to cover generic drugs which are not available in the U.S. so the patient has to pay out of pocket for the more expensive brand names. Families are forced to sacrifice their resources routinely to maintain the treatments needed for their children and elderly parents.
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