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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday August 13 2019, @10:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-do-drugs-eh dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Canadians are in a kerfuffle over the Trump administration's preliminary plan to allow Americans to import lower-cost prescription medications from Canada.

The plan was announced July 31 and is part of the administration's long-sought effort to drag down the US's skyrocketing drug prices. But it's a long way from being a reality. Even if the plan does pan out, it will likely be years before regulators review, approve, and scale up efforts to import drugs.

Still, Canadians are infuriated by the idea and already brainstorming ways to toss it down the garburator, according to a report by health-news outlet STAT. Many fear that American importation would exacerbate current drug shortages in Canada.

"You are coming as Americans to poach our drug supply, and I don't have any polite words for that," Amir Attaran of the University of Ottawa told STAT. Prof. Attaran went on to refer to the plan as "deplorable" and "atrociously unethical." "Our drugs are not for you, period."

[...] On Monday, August 12, Canada's Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor was set to meet with pharmacists, patients, and industry officials to discuss a response to the US plan, according to STAT. Petitpas Taylor has pledged to "ensure there are no adverse effects to the supply or cost of prescription drugs in Canada."

In order to protect Canadians, some advocates and policy experts suggested that Canada could begin controlling the export of pharmaceuticals, pass new laws simply banning exporting drugs meant for Canadians, or impose new tariffs.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by RamiK on Tuesday August 13 2019, @11:41AM (7 children)

    by RamiK (1813) on Tuesday August 13 2019, @11:41AM (#879577)

    And use the money to build a wall. A glorious, beautiful, long and high wall. To keep those dirty, ill-mannered, uneducated, diseased, thieving and raping eh, #insert Canadian derogatory term for US citizens#, south the border.

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  • (Score: 2) by Username on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:11PM

    by Username (4557) on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:11PM (#879586)

    Really high. High enough to keep those roving polar vortices penned up, I tell you what.

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:22PM (3 children)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:22PM (#879592) Journal

    #insert Canadian derogatory term for US citizens#

    It's "Upper Mexicans."

    You're welcome.

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    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday August 13 2019, @01:31PM

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday August 13 2019, @01:31PM (#879625) Homepage Journal

      Neat. That means I can wear a sombrero fishing and take afternoon naps and nobody can bitch at me for cultural appropriation.

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 13 2019, @03:30PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 13 2019, @03:30PM (#879708) Journal

      So I can eat some Taco Bellyache without feeling guilty.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:44PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:44PM (#879598)

    Great comment! Came here to say something similar but doubt it would have been as succinct. As an American, I feel my country could benefit from your juxtaposition.

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:50PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:50PM (#879600) Journal

    And use the money to build a wall.

    You are 3 years late [www.cbc.ca] with that idea.

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