Prescription Drug Info. That Will Make You Sick

Well it looks like the bastards on the Hill will continue to insert the goscrew yourselves  suppositories up our asses once again. Thesenate shot down the Americans ability to buy cheaper prescription drugsfrom outside the U.S.

WASHINGTON - In a triumph for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate onMonday killed a drive to allow consumers to buy prescription drugs from abroadat a significant savings over domestic prices.

On a 49-40 vote, the Senate required the Food and Drug Administration tocertify the safety and effectiveness of imported drugs before they can beimported, a requirement that officials have said they cannot meet.

"Well, once again the big drug companies have proved that they arethe most powerful and best financed lobby in Washington," said Sen.David Vitter, R-La.

The deep pockets of lobbyists, and the greed that runs rampant in our government,results in one thing ... the royal screwing of the American people.

The Veteran'sAdministration negotiates drug pricing with the pharmaceutical companies,and saves a lot of money, however Medicarewas just denied the right to follow suit.

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TheFollowing is a Post from from April. (and this probably won't bethe last time I repost it)

Once upon a time on an enchanted Hill there was The pharmaceutical industry,the congressmen and the lobbyists, but this isn't a fairy tale. This is thestory of how the Medicare Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003(better known as MedicarePart D) was passed.

The bill made it to the house in the morning, but wasn't voted on until 3:00AM so it wouldn't attract any media coverage. It was supposed to have been a 15minute vote, but voting was left open for almost 3 hours until it received thevotes it needed.

60 Minutes did a story on this UnderThe Influence.

(CBS) If you have ever wondered why the cost of prescriptiondrugs in the United States are the highest in the world or why it's illegal toimport cheaper drugs from Canada or Mexico, you need look no further than thepharmaceutical lobby and its influence in Washington, D.C.

Referring to the frenzy to pass the bill, Representitive Walter Jones (R NC)said "I've been in politics for 22 years, and it was the ugliest night Ihave ever seen in 22 years."

15 of the staffers and politicians that worked on this bill to get it passed,were eventually employed by pharmaceutical companies making as much as $2million salaries.

 

 

The Center for Public Integritydigs deeper into what they call PushingPrescriptions. There is a lot of information on their web site.