You’ve been hearing it ever since the days of your wild youth: The message that drugs are dangerous, that you can’t be sure of what you’re getting. That warning used to come from mom and dad. Now, it comes from the FDA. And they’re not talking about non-descript pills from a street corner dealer, they’re talking about prescription drugs, from Canada.
For years, busloads of grandparents have sought cheaper drugs in places like Winnipeg and Windsor. Now, there are web sites and Main Street outposts here in the U.S. American politicians are advocating for these drugs. But the FDA is just saying “No,” that it’s not only illegal to buy your medications abroad, it could be unsafe, as well. Cheaper drugs, at any cost ?
Guests:
Michael Albano, mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts.
William Hubbard, Associate Commissioner for the FDA
Russell Machover, owner of Rx Depot Canada
Stanley Wallack, Associate Dean for Research at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University — Professor Wallack’s current research is focused on the cost, use, and value of prescription drugs