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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: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Tuesday August 13 2019, @01:12PM (1 child)
Isn't there a minor trade dispute going on between the US and Canada concerning tariffs on Canadian steel and iron?
Why would the Canadian government cooperate instead of using drug imports as leverage in the dispute?
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by RedGreen on Tuesday August 13 2019, @02:24PM
"Isn't there a minor trade dispute going on between the US and Canada concerning tariffs on Canadian steel and iron?
Why would the Canadian government cooperate instead of using drug imports as leverage in the dispute?"
Because Americans are poor losers who go out of there way to punish all who have a better outcome than them. People who do that do even more poorly when the get around to crushing any signs of someone standing up for themselves.
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