U.S. drug boycott threat called 'ridiculous'

dArKeR

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Fri Aug-08-03 02:01 AM
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U.S. drug boycott threat called 'ridiculous'

It's inconceivable that multinational drug companies will stop shipping pharmaceuticals to Canada as part of a political battle to break the back of Canadian Internet pharmacies that supply American consumers, industry sources say.

"It's fear-mongering, nothing more," said Laurie Gauthier, president of drug wholesaler Prairie Co-operative of Calgary, referring to industry threats making the rounds in Washington Thursday where the U.S. Congress continues to debate giving Americans access to cheaper drugs from other countries.

http://theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030807.wdrug807/BNStory/Business/

Don't discount this Laurie. The GOP are experts at fear and hatred and assassinations.

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Mal

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Fri Aug-08-03 03:03 AM
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1. Could such a boycott

cause the Canadians to break the US patents and manufacture the embargoed drugs themselves?

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papau

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Fri Aug-08-03 04:10 AM
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2. yes - as well as other countriesdoing the same- WTO rules violation n/t

n/t

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izzie

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Fri Aug-08-03 08:14 AM
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3. Half our problem is, congress made the drug Co. copywrite....

twice as long so they can keep cheaper drugs off the market even longer. Thar bill should be dragged out and see who sighed for it. I thank God I need no pills yet but for calcium and vit.

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