by Gabriel Levitt, President, PharmacyChecker.com and Prescription Justice | Mar 6, 2020 | Politics and policy
The window for public comments on the FDA’s
notice on proposed rulemaking about drug importation under Section 804 of
the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is closing on Monday March 9th – and I’m not
done writing! So, this post will be short and sweet but highly relevant. Of
course, lower drug prices in foreign countries are on my mind today – as they
often are. And they were also on the minds of the truth-sleuth masters over at
Politifact yesterday. The title gives away the answer already so go take a look
at how Politifact
checks out U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore’s (D-WI) statement: “Prescription drug
companies are charging Americans prices that are on average 4x higher than
what’s charged in other countries.” Or read on for the super quick explanation.
(more…)Tagged with: Congressional House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Gwen Moore
by Gabriel Levitt, President, PharmacyChecker.com and Prescription Justice | Dec 26, 2019 | Drug Prices
The following statement, recently published in the Congressional Record, was submitted by Gabriel Levitt on October 30, 2019, on behalf of PharmacyChecker and Prescription Justice, to the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives 116th Congress pertaining to a hearing entitled: “Investing In The U.S. Health System By Lowering Drug Prices, Reducing, Out-of-Pocket Costs and Improving the Medicare Benefit”.
“Investing In The U.S.
Health System By Lowering Drug Prices, Reducing, Out-of-Pocket Costs and
Improving the Medicare Benefit”
October 29, 2019
Gabriel Levitt
Co-founder and President, PharmacyChecker.com, 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605, 718-554-3067, gabriel.levitt@pharmacychecker.com
Founder and President, Prescription Justice, 3309 Robbins Road,
#412, Springfield, Illinois 62704, gabriel@prescriptionjustice.org
Our company, PharmacyChecker.com verifies online pharmacies,
and compares drug prices among those accredited in our online pharmacy Verification
Program. Consumers, Americans and worldwide, access our website for free. Our
website has received about 30 million visitors since we launched our virtual
doors in 2003. Our niche is comparative pricing and the proper credentialing of
international online pharmacies, which process prescription drug orders filled
by licensed pharmacies in several countries, require valid prescriptions, and
do not ship controlled drugs into the U.S. We also provide information about
discounted U.S. pharmacy prices and patient assistance programs. The information we provide helps people make
the best decisions for themselves and their families when struggling with the
cost of prescription drugs.[i]
(more…)Tagged with: Congressional House Ways and Means Committee
by Gabriel Levitt, President, PharmacyChecker.com and Prescription Justice | Nov 15, 2019 | Drug Importation
Millions of people are dying because they are not getting the healthcare they need and that includes prescription drugs. New research has made a slam dunk case for why international online pharmacy options are needed urgently. We can’t allow drug companies to continue fooling the public about drug importation.
A Gallup
Poll survey announced yesterday found that 34 million Americans know
someone who died because they could not afford medical treatments. That doesn’t
mean prescription drug affordability specifically was the cause. In fact, the
Gallup Poll lacks details about what kinds of medical treatments were too
expensive. However, the poll identifies that a rising percentage of Americans
are reporting going without prescriptions because of cost: from 18.9% in
January to 22.9% in September of 2019. That would be about 58 million Americans
who say they did not fill a prescription in the past 12 months because of cost.
Since pharmacies in other countries charge much lower prices, and properly
credentialed international online pharmacies make those drugs available, the
veracity of the title of this blog post is undeniable.
(more…)Tagged with: Congressional House Ways and Means Committee, Dr. Nicky J. Mehtani, Gallup Poll
