Bush Pushing Lies In Refusing to Lower Drug Prices

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Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:31:02 -0400 (EDT)

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Bush Pushing Lies In Refusing to Lower Drug Prices

 

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BUSH STILL PUSHING LIES IN REFUSING TO LOWER DRUG PRICES

 

President Bush continues to oppose allowing American seniors to

purchase lower-priced, FDA-approved medicines from Canada.[1] His

administration has claimed those prescription drugs would be unsafe,

and is working to block a vote on bipartisan Senate legislation to

make reimportation legal.[2] But as a new drug industry whistleblower

notes, the scare tactics are dishonest and untrue.

 

Dr. Peter Rost, vice-president of marketing for the pharmaceutical

company Pfizer, recently came out and debunked the White House's

argument, saying reimportation " has been proven to be safe in Europe "

and that " The safety issue is a made-up story. " [3] Rost's comments are

consistent with the Bush administration's own FDA officials who have

been unable to provide any evidence that medicines from Canada are

unsafe.[4]

 

President Bush's opposition to reimportation is backed by the drug

industry - the same special interest that has donated lavishly to the

GOP.

According to the non-profit watchdog Public Campaign, the drug

industry has given Republican candidates more than $36 million since

1999.

President Bush has raked in more than $418,000 from the pharmaceutical

industry, and lists many drug industry executives and lobbyists as his

top fundraisers.[5]

 

Sources:

 

1. " Big Pharma fears a Kerry win will lead to curbs on drug prices, "

The Independent Portfolio, 9/22/04,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59520.

2. " Frist won't bring drug import legislation up for vote, " The

Tennessean, 9/16/04,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59521.

3. " Surprise Support For Drug Importing, " Washington Post, 9/14/04,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59522.

4. " FDA lacks examples of Canadian drugs harming Americans, " Knight

Ridder, 11/26/03,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59523.

5. " Paybacks: Prescription Drugs, " Public Campaign, 8/2004,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59524.

 

 

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