"DEA LIMITS PERSONAL MEDS IMPORTATION

[MR_RESP]

I Just Found This Short Article In Sept. 27, 2004 Issue Of Drug Topic.
"dea Plans To Limit The Personal Importation Of Controlled Substances For Legitmate Medical Use To A Total Of 50 Dosage Units By A Personreturning From Travel Abroad. The Administration Asized That The Law Does Not Allow U.s. Residentsto Tralel To Canada Or Mexico And Return With Up To 50 Dosage Units On A No Question-asked Basis. They Must Still Meet Several Equirments And Declare The Medications At The Border. This Law Takes Effect Oct. 14, 2004.

Mr. Resp

Pete

[Shoreline]

Im not sure if it was a DEA push or a huge lobbyist push, The pharma industry has 3 lobbyist for every Cman and Senator in washington, this bill was rejected by congress and passed by the Senate and signed off by GB111 to limit the percieved loss our pharma industry would incure by selling the exact same meds to canada for 1/3 the price. Pharma industriy doesn't want americans getting the same deal Canada does, didn't we elect these guys to represent our wishes and needs?

How did this happen? $$$$$$$$$$$ forthe Parma industry and reelection campaigns and our wonderful Prez GB111 signed this bill making it a law.

I guess it's hard to make money when you devote 15 years, numerous research grants and tax breaks to the most pofitable industry in the world. We wouldn't want Purdue to have to actually earn the money back for R&D in a competitive market and take any more than a year to be back in the black for their hard work.

The succces of Pharma industry isn't even comaparable to any other industry. The gross proffit margin on bulk medication ranges from 3,000%-500,000% from the actual cost of manufacturering bulk pharmacueticals untill it reaches the shelves of your retail pharmacy. How else could the pharma inducstries stay alive.LOL

Pharma companies spend as much on lobbying as they do on R&D. So they have earned a nice tax cut and millions in research grants to offset their losses from free med programs and R&D. LOL
You can't complain if you don't vote.
Dave
See actual costs below...

[Shoreline]

BRAND NAME OF DRUG
CONSUMER PRICE 100 TABS
COST OF GENERAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
PERCENT MARK UP
Product...dose.... Retail w/sale % markup
Celebrex 100 mg $130.27 $0.60 21,712%

Claritin 10 mg $215.17 $0.71 30,306%

Keflex 250 mg $157.39 $1.88 8,372%

Lipitor 20 mg $272.37 $5.80 4,696%

Norvasc 10 mg $188.29 $0.14 134,493%

Paxil 20 mg $220.27 $7.60 2,898%

Prevacid 30 mg $44.77 $1.01 34,136%

Prilosec 20 mg $360.97 $0.52 69,417%

Prozac 20 mg $247.47 $0.11 224,973%

Tenormin 50 mg $104.47 $0.13 80,362%

Vasotec 10 mg $102.37 $0.20 51,185%

Xanax 1mg $136.79 $0.024 569,958%

Zestril 20 mg $89.89 $3.20 2,809%

Zithromax 600mg $1,482.19 $18.78 7,892%

Zocor 40mg $350.27 $8.63 4,059%

Zoloft 50mg $206.87 $1.75 11,821%

From wholesale bulk pharmacueticals to on the shelf, I exagerated a bit on some, sthe ranges here are from 2,800% to 569,000% on Xanax
Source AARP

[pain research]

Hey, Shore
You say vote, but for who???? I don't see any politicians who are on the side of the pain patients.

Example: Alzheimers runs in my family, and I started taking the 'smart drugs' years ago. I joined the Life Extension (vitamin) club, and learned all about importing meds from Canada and etc. But I don't see any way to get around our FDA. Do you?

[Carol888]

I have a question kind of along this line. I am going to Europe next month. Do I need to bring any documentation with me to get my narcotics out of the US or into Europe??