Prescription Drugs for U.S. Citizens

How pathetic that the chairman of the Assembly Health Committee should even have to consider a bill to legalize the import of prescription drugs from Canada (Jan. 21). It seems unconscionable that drug manufacturers, while relying on the United States for protection, comfort and even research dollars, choose to sell their pharmaceuticals at substantially lower prices to other nations. If they can afford to do that, then the doubling and tripling of prices to their fellow countrymen exhibits incredible greed. Putting their own country last certainly doesn’t speak well of them either. Has “pride and patriotism” been replaced with “get as much as you can”? Check your own prescription costs with Canadian prices on the Internet and try not to get angry!

Harvey Barkan

Studio City