Ban on Imported Canadian Drugs

One wonders how the Bush Administration can continue to justify the ban on re-importing Canadian drugs. Their whole argument is that by allowing the re-importation of Canadian drugs, we are exposing many Americans to potentially harmful substances.

At the same time, the Administration seems to have no trouble allowing giant drug companies like Merck to gain expedited FDA approval of new drugs like Vioxx, then market them directly to consumers with multi-million dollar ad campaigns. Even worse, there seems to be no ability to control the distribution of these drugs after they have been approved even though new data shows alarming side effects - like heart attacks and strokes among Vioxx users.

Who will protect the people?