Re: Pharma says JUMP Health Canada says HOW HIGH?
From: fresh~horses (fresh~horses_at_despammed.com)
Date: 10/17/04
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Date: 17 Oct 2004 03:45:27 -0700
sbharris@ix.netcom.com (Steve Harris sbharris@ROMAN9.netcom.com) wrote in message news:<79cf0a8.0410161940.24d38a8d@posting.google.com>...
> fresh~horses@despammed.com (fresh~horses) wrote in message news:<abf8de5b.0410161238.68017c2a@posting.google.com>...
> > Is drug watchdog on duty for us?
> >
> >
> > CAROL GOAR
>
> [...] Snip story of how Canadian drug companies save a lot of money by
> cozying up to their own approval system, buy providing a lot of info
> under the table to them, on the cheap]
>
> > Fortunately, there are other sources of information. The U.S. Food and
> > Drug Administration releases an approval package consisting of a
> > detailed outline of the information submitted by a drug manufacturer
> > plus its own analysis, when it authorizes a new medication. The World
> > Health Organization issues regular bulletins. And various medical
> > journals publish studies on the safety and effectiveness of drugs.
> >
> > But Lexchin argues that Canada cannot afford to be a free rider. Drug
> > companies sometimes introduce products here before putting them on the
> > U.S. market, he says. Moreover, the medications they submit for
> > approval may not be identical to those sold south of the border.
> >
> > In a deeper sense, he says, Canadians have a right to look to their
> > own government to protect them against unsafe or ineffective products.
> >
> > Lexchin is calling for three reforms.
> >
> > First, he would like to see the Therapeutic Products Directorate break
> > free of its financial dependence on the drug industry. The $35 million
> > cost would be money well spent, he contends.
> >
> > Next, he would like to see Canada match the U.S. standard of
> > disclosure of clinical information about newly approved drugs.
> >
> > Finally, he thinks Ottawa should open up the drug approval process to
> > outside medical experts and informed members of the public.
>
>
> COMMENT:
>
> ROFL. And don't forget he surely wants Canada to continue to supply
> drugs at cheaper prices than they can be obtained for in the U.S.!
>
> You know-- in the U.S. where we all get price-gouged for nothing?
> Where big pharama complains it has to charge all that money to pay for
> the extra regulatory burden?
>
> Come on, children. Drugs are like any other commodity in life. You
> can have them fast, cheap, or good. Pick any two.
>
> SBH
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