Bush And Big Pharma: Agenda Still To Eliminate Cross Border Trade, Says DoctorSolve

Bush And Big Pharma: Agenda Still To Eliminate Cross Border Trade, Says DoctorSolve

President Bush might not have said so, but he supports Big Pharma's agenda to prevent prescription drug importation from Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- President Bush's State of the Union address last night didn't mention affordable prescription drugs. Don't be fooled. His failure to acknowledge an issue critical to so many Americans speaks volumes about his loyalties to Big Pharma and its agenda to eliminate drugs imported from Canada.

The truth is, the industry is using intense pressure, with President Bush's support, to prevent you from ordering cheaper prescription drugs from online Canadian pharmacies like DoctorSolve ( http://www.doctorsolve.com/ ).

"Despite lip service to affordable healthcare, President Bush's actions prove that he really supports the interests of Big Pharma," says Dr. Paul Zickler, co-founder of DoctorSolve Healthcare Solutions in Vancouver, B.C. "Based on recent events, there is no doubt that Big Pharma and its hired help will go to any length to disrupt cross border trade."

In the most recent attack, Merck & Co. declined sales to Canadian pharmacies that export drugs to U.S. patients. Merck is the second-largest U.S. drug manufacturer and produces Fosamax, one of the most popular drugs exported from Canada. Six other companies have taken similar action: GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., Aventis, Astra Zeneca and Wyeth Pharmaceutical.

David MacKay of the Canadian International Pharmacy Association ( http://www.ciparx.ca/ ) adds that supply restrictions and government lobbying by Big Pharma are robbing elderly and low income Americans of access to affordable medications.

"Ironically, there is much talk about security in retirement for Americans, yet many of them are forced to give up their life savings to pay for their medications," MacKay says. "Retirement dreams are literally being swallowed by Big Pharma greed."

Finally, some government officials are taking action.

A recent Bloomberg article reports that Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch, citing proof of antitrust violations, has filed suit against GlaxoSmithKline, with plans to include the other six pharmaceutical companies that disrupted supplies to Canada in the lawsuit.

"A company on its own may decide who they want to sell to and who they want to boycott," Hatch says in the article. "But if a company collaborates with other companies [in making these decisions], that's a violation of antitrust laws."

You can take action, too. To find out how you can fight for access to affordable prescription medications, visit http://www.doctorsolve.com/fightForMeds.asp .

Don't be fooled.

DoctorSolve is a Canadian Internet-based pharmacy intermediary (license #BC Q37) that offers lower-cost, long-term prescriptions. All prescriptions are filled by a professionally registered pharmacist. DoctorSolve is a certified member of the Canadian International Pharmacy Association and ranked by PharmacyChecker.com as one of the best (five-star) online pharmacies. DoctorSolve has filled more than 200,000 U.S. prescriptions.

For more information, call 1-866-732-0305 or visit http://www.doctorsolve.com/ .

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Source: DoctorSolve

CONTACT: Melanie Broemsen of The Karcher Group, +1-330-493-6141, or
melanie@thekarchergroup.com

Web site: http://www.doctorsolve.com/
http://www.doctorsolve.com/fightForMeds.asp
http://www.ciparx.ca/


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