Canada Deaf to U.S. Plea on Internet Drug Sales

[Spazito]

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The top U.S. drug regulator called on Canada on Tuesday to do more to counter the sales of cheap prescription drugs into the United States, but the plea fell largely on deaf ears, with Ottawa saying the issue was a essentially a domestic U.S. problem.


The remarks were made in Ottawa against the backdrop of an increasing flow of lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada to individual Americans -- notably hard-pressed seniors -- and calls by city and state governments in the United States to follow suit in order to lower the cost of expensive medical plans.


"Our concern is that this system in Canada, that assures drug safety in Canada, is not set up to assure the safety of large volumes of drugs shipped over the Internet from unregulated or poorly regulated sources to Americans," said Mark McClellan, head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites).

His Canadian counterpart, Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Diane Gorman, has taken the position that it was primarily a problem for Washington to deal with, not Ottawa.

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[Lefta Dissenter]

1. Thank you, Canada!

A country with great people and a kick-@ss National Anthem!

[Socialist Christian]

2. I LOVE CANADA. but i use to get mines from mexico. <nt>

[Lisa]

3. gee, must be catching ... Bush was deaf on softwood lumber! (n/t)

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[HEyHEY]

4. HERE HERE AND HAHA!!!