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Why does the

government want

seniors on limited incomes to spend more for prescription drugs in the

United

States when costs are much lower in Canada?

 

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to American Free Press

By Julia

Foster

 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

is trying

to stop citizens from ordering their medications from Canada where

prices are

significantly lower.

One of the greatest problems facing

the

aging

population in this country is the cost of medical treatment and

prescription

drugs. Many live on low incomes and, often, have to make the difficult

choice

between purchasing their medications and food.

As a result of the rising cost of

medications in

America, more and more seniors have been turning to Canada to get their

prescriptions filled where prices for many drugs are much lower.

According to the web site Prescription

Drugs from

Canada—mooseexpress.com/save-money-on-prescriptions.html—100 tablets of

the

diabetes drug glucophage can cost as much as $70.95 in the United

States. In

Canada, the price is $20. The thyroid medication synthroid can run

$57.55 in

America and only $15.26 in Canada.

Increased reports of this happening

prompted a

response by the federal government.

The FDA office in New York recently

sent

a letter

to Canadian pharmacist Michael Hunter in Windsor, Ontario, telling him

to stop

shipment of prescription drugs to customers in the United States.

The FDA claims that the drugs may be

counterfeit.

But a lot of these drugs come from the same manufacturers, said Hunter.

Canada has its own agency, the Health

Protection

Branch, which regulates drugs, said Hunter. Not only must the brand

names meet

certain qualifications but also their generic brands must meet the same

qualifications. Hunter swill comply with the FDA’s request.