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| Yes | 80% | 444 votes | Total: 555 votes | |
| No | 20% | 111 votes |
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by Adam Knight
News flash people; you already are allowed to import and purchase prescription medications from other nations. How do I know this? Well, I may only be a Canadian but seeing as h...read more
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by Mark Harmony
Americans are allowed to import many products from foreign countries. We import many high technology products such as cars, televisions, medical equipment, etc. from Europe and ...read more
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Only American pharmaceutical companies are protected from outside intervention by the U.S. government so far as I can tell. And the American consumer pays outrageous prices for...read more
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by Roger Morse
What a complex question! Importing, "safe," "affordable," "prescription medications" and "other nations" all have qualifiers that alter the intent and meaning of the question. B...read more
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by Keith Risman
Should Americans be able to import drugs manufactured in the U.S, by U.S. companies at a cheaper rate than they can purchase those same drugs in the U.S. This is illegal, yet t...read more
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by T. M. Beeker
One of the joys of living in a democracy with such freedoms is to take on risks without the government getting into your business. The idea that more effective and cheaper medic...read more
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America is the champion of free trade and the free market. America has the North America Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) and a host of other trade agreement...read more
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by Myrianda
Short and simple: yes! There are many arguments against importing prescription medications: the quality is not the same, it takes away money from American companies being two. T...read more
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by Greg Rudy
I have operated a company in Canada nearly since the beginning of the Internet Pharmacy Industry in Canada. Your question is a bit naive in the sense that it presupposes that t...read more
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by M Richardson
Absolutely! I think that it is a crime that Americans are roped in to paying exorbitant amounts of money for their prescription drugs when they can get the same drugs from outs...read more
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by Sam Hardt
Why the heck not? Let's suppose you have a raging case of the clap, you're broke from spending most of your money on beer, loose women and, of course, your doctor's bill, so you...read more
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by Ian W.
If the medicine is safe, as the title of this topic attests, then yes, without a doubt Americans should be able to import it. I know there are plenty of folks out there who ques...read more
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The operative word here is "safe". A mechanism would have to exist to ensure those drugs met all FDA standards. As long as that were in place I see absolutely no reason people s...read more
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When I was down in the states for a visit recently I was a little appalled at the lack of information that doctors and pharmacies provide to their customers. I am used to getti...read more
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Living in the UK and writing about America's policies seems a little lopsided even to me, but, I feel so strongly about this argument that I had to express my opinion. Every...read more
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ABSOLUTELEY. There is no reason other than pharmaceutical company greed, that precludes Americans from purchasing drugs from reputable on-line or telephone/mail order pharmacie...read more
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Importing "safe and affordable" prescription drugs from other countries is a sort of "no brainer". The quick and dirty answer to this question is that we do it on a daily basis...read more
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Americans should be able to import and purchase safe and affordable prescription drugs from other nations. Drug companies in the United States have long held a monopoly on drug ...read more
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by Ian Lanphier
Americans should have the right to be supplied with the safest, most affordable health care possible because we have the means necessary for such a venture. So much money ha...read more
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United States used to be a free country, and there used to be something called free enterprise and capitalism, but lobbyist don't quite see it that way. Competition is what crea...read more
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by J Fox
It is hard to believe that Americans contemplate ordering prescription drugs online from unverified sources, let alone purchase these life saving drugs from other nations. The ...read more
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by groundhog91
There are some things about residing in America that over-rides the extenuating circumstances that are going on in the other parts of this globe. We know that malaria and aids a...read more
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by Lynette Ayre
What a worrying thought! There are hundreds of drugs and chemicals that are approved for individual use. Many over-the-counter remedies from a chemist (I think you call them dr...read more
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by Rob Cross
The issue to allow prescription drugs into this country is not a easy situation. For those who are under insured and low income folks I agree something needs to be done to assis...read more
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by ruready
I think doctors should have more knowledge on diet and nutrition. Drugs could be a second thought, I believe that what goes in must come out. If nutrition was practiced instead ...read more
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by Julie Bruce
It sounds appealing, the idea that U.S. citizens could obtain quality drugs at a cheaper rate. I must admit that when I first heard this idea I felt as if I would do anything t...read more
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by Andi Bryant
There are reasons the FDA monitors drugs and food items that are sold in the United States and it's not because there was once a group of people who decided they were bored and ...read more
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by Bud McBride
Too any action consideration needs to be given to cause and effect. I oppose importation of medications from other countries except in those rare cases where the medication is ...read more
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On the surface, the issue of prescription drug imports seems simple enough. After all, we live in a free market society, do we not? Should not the average citizen have the rig...read more
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by Carol Noble
As a Brit it may seem strange for me to take part in what is a US argument, however, there are times when experiences of countries outside the US may help focus information with...read more
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by Atkinstein
A better question would be, should Americans demand a more efficient health care system? The reason citizens are forced to search elsewhere for less expensive pharmaceuticals, s...read more
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You might wonder why I would vote no on this topic if you read my bio. I suffer from kidney failure and currently take more than a dozen prescription drugs on a daily basis. I...read more
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