Illinois Web Site To Import Cheaper Drugs

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday said the state will create a Web site for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs outside the United States.
The online clearinghouse, which will be launched within a month, will help people order drugs from pharmacies in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The state plans to contract with a Canadian company to connect people with the pharmacies, which will be inspected and approved by state regulators for online purchases. The service will let doctors mail or fax patent prescriptions to the clearinghouse for review. Once approved, a physician at the clearinghouse will rewrite the order and submit the prescription to a partner pharmacy abroad.
Source: c|net

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Dude. Awesome. Good job Gov'nah Rod :)
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Let's see, we want cheaper drugs. So rather than addressing any issues here we will encourage people to buy their drugs in countries with government imposed price controls.
    Never mind that we don't like price controls.
    And that some of these drugs have short shelf lives and are supposed to be kept refigerated.
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