Comments on: “Re-Importation” of drugs 2007 version http://pharmaweblog.com/blog/2007/01/20/reimportation-2007/ Pharmaceutical and biotech science and business Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: adamjfein http://pharmaweblog.com/blog/2007/01/20/reimportation-2007/#comment-40 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:17:56 +0000 http://pharmaweblog.com/blog/2007/01/20/reimportation-2007/#comment-40 Parallel importing in Europe is a basically a punitive tax on innovative pharmaceutical manufacturers, with consumers bearing all the risk and getting little of the benefit. Wholesalers and importers/exporters absorb 80% or more of the price differences between countries. See my post from last August for details: http://drugchannels.blogspot.com/2006/08/london-calling-fake-drugs-get-real.html As someone who studies drug distribution, I find it highly ironic that the proposed legislation includes “drug safety” in its title! More on my blog for the curious... http://drugchannels.blogspot.com/2007/01/real-news-about-fake-drugs.html Regards, Adam Adam Parallel importing in Europe is a basically a punitive tax on innovative pharmaceutical manufacturers, with consumers bearing all the risk and getting little of the benefit. Wholesalers and importers/exporters absorb 80% or more of the price differences between countries. See my post from last August for details:
http://drugchannels.blogspot.com/2006/08/london-calling-fake-drugs-get-real.html

As someone who studies drug distribution, I find it highly ironic that the proposed legislation includes “drug safety” in its title! More on my blog for the curious…
http://drugchannels.blogspot.com/2007/01/real-news-about-fake-drugs.html

Regards,
Adam

Adam

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