I know it is not that high. I spent two summers working for Eli Lilly when I was in Collged, so I know this first hand. My father works there, so I will attempt to get you the specifics, although all these companies are publically traded so it shouldn't be that hard to find out on your own. As far as drug prices in Canada or elsewhere, I would ask this, name one drug that has come from a Canadian drug company that has had the impact that the drugs created here in the US have had, or any country that has price controls for that matter. It's simple countries price controls don't encourage the kind of competetition or quality of companies that countries that don't have price controls do.
>Can't get to the article, so I don't know if it was mentioned there, but >the supposed "R&D" dollars that the high medicine costs go to is >apparently a red-herring. I'm recalling a study that I think Congress >did that showed that about 80% of the drug costs go to marketing. > >-Kevin > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:16 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Drug reimportation >> >> >> Yeah it is tough to pick a side. A couple of random thoughts, >> then I gotta go... >> >> 1) I don't see the big deal about the abortion pill. We are >> talking about something that prevents an egg from implanting, >> maybe four cells at that point. In my mind this does not >> amount to killing babies. Furthermore the technique is >> already available in the US, just not in exactly the right >> dosage as this would be. >> >> 2) if you re-import from countries that have price controls >> aren't you benefiting from those price controls? >> >> 3) Seems to be I looked into it a while back and drub >> companies were making pretty good profits. WHy not have them >> pay some of their own r&d costs? They are tax deductible anyway... >> >> 4) If I didn't have coverage my family would be paying about >> $500 a month for prescriptions and that's for nothing more >> than allergies and adhd. The interferon I am supposed to >> start taking next month would be out of the question. >> >> Dana >> >> Heald, Tim writes: >> >> > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/22/politics/22DRUG.html?ex=1059451200&e >> > n=b529 >> > 7c3f83c9c335&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE >> > >> > Interesting article. Tough to pick a side really. >> > >> > Timothy Heald >> > Information Systems Specialist >> > Overseas Security Advisory Council >> > U.S. Department of State >> > 571.345.2235 >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:52 AM >> > To: CF-Community >> > Subject: RE: And we Americans are sue happy? >> > >> > >> > Actually alcohol can be good for you. Small quantities have a >> > beneficial health impact. >> > >> > For some reason tea-total people don't live as long as people that >> > enjoy a glass of wine every so often. >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Sent: 22 July 2003 14:49 >> > > To: CF-Community >> > > Subject: Re: And we Americans are sue happy? >> > > >> > > >> > > Well, litigation seems to be the only form of checks and balances >> > > available against the private sector. It's better than the >> > > alternative, which is more >> > > government regulation. I actually think the tobacco >> company lawsuits did a >> > > fair amount of good. If nothing else it probably kept >> taxes lower in a >> > > number of states. >> > > >> > > Dana >> > > >> > > Adam Reynolds writes: >> > > >> > > > I like this. >> > > > >> > > > Unfortunately I think that this type of action is sometimes >> > > > necessary to make an industry more responsible for itself. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > > From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Sent: 21 July 2003 23:16 >> > > > > To: CF-Community >> > > > > Subject: And we Americans are sue happy? >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030720-100147-7083r. >ht >> > > > m >> > > > >> > > > "A dozen alcoholics ranging in age from 18 to 60 are going to >> > sue drink >> > > > makers for not warning them about the dangers of alcohol." >> > > > >> > > > Of course, the attorneys are using US law examples from the >> > > > tobacco suits. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
