Central to Big Pharma’s lobbying efforts is relying on drug company-funded “nonprofit” groups to sanitize their goals under the veneer of charity. Investigative reporting in Tarbell, a media organization founded by healthcare activist Wendell Potter, shows that drug companies, namely Eli Lilly, successfully lobbied the Obama administration to make Internet companies embrace policies that curtail online access to affordable medication.
These pharma-funded nonprofits engage fellow industry-tied patient groups, the media and people, promoting the idea that rogue online pharmacies and safe international online pharmacies are the same thing. Their message: don’t buy lower-cost medications online from other countries because it’s too dangerous.
Affordable medication exists. The only thing stopping the savvy consumer from obtaining affordable, safe medication is the tangled myth surrounding online pharmacy.
Are Overseas Pharmacies Unsafe and Illegal?
Yes and No. Despite wild hyperbole of the dangers of shopping for medication online that consumers are doomed to encounter in the Internet echo chamber (brought to you by BIG PHRMA), Money Talks knows that “there are ways to check online pharmacy sources for their safety.” Their reporting is a breath of fresh air: They correctly point out that just because the news focuses on counterfeit medications sold online, “doesn’t mean you need to rule out overseas pharmacies altogether.” That’s where we come in!
PharmacyChecker.com is recommended as a valuable resource for vetting online pharmacies Online pharmacies verified by PharmacyChecker.com are considered reliable, licensed, and are certain to require a prescription and sell genuine, effective medication.
What about the law? Will the government “bust you” for importing medication for your own use? Money Talks News contacted the FDA. The FDA’s response informed that they are not aware of actions taken against individuals. We’ve known that for 15 years but it’s nice to hear it again.
Alex Azar and Eli Lilly have opposed policies that would make healthcare more affordable for Americans. Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA
As I wrote a few weeks back on these blog pages, President Trump’s nomination of Alex Azar to lead the Department of Health and Human Services will help Big Pharma continue to get away with murder; something the president says he opposes. Mr. Azar just left Eli Lilly USA earlier this year as its president. Under his tenure with Lilly, Azar vehemently opposed importing lower-cost medications from Canada among other polices to tackle high drug prices.
In my capacity as founder of Prescription Justice, I published an op-ed in The Guardian called “Alex Azar is big pharma personified. He must not become US health secretary.” A Big Pharma executive is not the right pick to get this country moving on lowering drug prices. I’m just saying…
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Central to Big Pharma’s lobbying efforts is relying on drug company-funded “nonprofit” groups to sanitize their goals under the veneer of charity. Investigative reporting in Tarbell, a media organization founded by healthcare activist Wendell Potter, shows that drug companies, namely Eli Lilly, successfully lobbied the Obama administration to make Internet companies embrace policies that curtail online access to affordable medication.
