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February 29, 2016
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Why Importation is Important

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Over the weekend, I visited with my 85 year-old grandmother who lives in Wooster, OH, a small town outside of Akron-Canton. We talked about all manner of things, but one thing stuck out in my…

November 20, 2015
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HHS Drug Forum Comments

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This morning, we issued a press release and an open letter to U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell regarding today's Drug Pricing Forum. Per the forum's website, issues discussed will include innovation, access, and affordability.…

October 16, 2015
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COLA Adjustment & Rx Prices

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Many folks may have heard the terrible news over the last day: overall inflation is declining (driven mainly by falling prices at the pump) and as such 65 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits…

July 30, 2015
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Online pharmacies provide savings, security

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The Orlando Sentinel published on their website the below piece by CPPI Executive Director, Bryan Tackett. You can see our position below. Click here to read the full feature from the actual newspaper. Yes. Online pharmacies…

June 2, 2015
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PhRMA Double-Speak & Obfuscation

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I hope some of you were able to listen in to the Diane Rehm show last Thursday, May 28 on NPR. Ms. Rehm and her staff always do a great job of focusing on relevant and…

May 28, 2015
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Disappearing Payment Options

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For years, credit card companies have approved online purchases of prescription medications from legitimate importation websites. Starting about a year ago - with Visa being pressured by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (a…

May 25, 2015
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20/20 Retrospective

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Many of you may have seen the ABC 20/20 report from a week or so ago that reported on the safety of purchasing medications online. As usual, Big Pharma teamed up with their friends…

May 15, 2015
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ASOP’s Fables… or Fibs

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A new initiative by another Big Pharma shill, the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP), was launched to protect American consumers from the dangers of online drug purchasing. The reality is ASOP continues to tell fibs…

May 7, 2015
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NABP Falsehoods

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CBS in Chicago reported last night a startling story about prescription safety. A young boy nearly lost his life because of an error that his Walgreens pharmacist made. The story also talks about another Walgreens pharmacist…

May 5, 2015
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NYT States the Obvious

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A New York Times editorial from today states what we already know: drug prices continue to increase for everything and anything pharma can make a few more dollars on. I don't know why these…