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Drug giant leans on Canadian Web pharmacies
#49279 - 01/11/03 12:08 PM

From www.canada.com

Drug giant leans on Web pharmacies
GlaxoSmithKline threatens to cut off druggists who ship products to U.S.

Paul Samyn
The Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, January 10, 2003
ADVERTISEMENT

Manitoba's booming Internet pharmacy industry is under threat from one of the world's biggest drug companies.

GlaxoSmithKline has sent letters to the province's Web-based pharmacies, warning them that as of Jan. 21 it will no longer supply its products to those selling the drugs to customers outside Canada.

"In the interest of patient safety and the maintenance of an adequate product supply in this country, GSK is strongly against the Internet sale and export of its Canadian medications," Steven Popp, GSK's director of customer operations and distribution strategy, wrote in the Jan. 3 letter.

Mr. Popp's warning letter was part of a national mailout, but it could hit hardest in Manitoba.

The province has at least 30 pharmacies that handle Internet mail-order drug sales to the United States and elsewhere, recording annual sales estimated at $300 million.

It has been projected that another 500 pharmacy jobs can be created in Manitoba next year.

U.S. media reports have estimated Canadian pharmacies are filling prescriptions worth $1 billion a year into the U.S. market, where higher drug prices have many seniors desperate for cheaper medications from north of the border.

Manitoba Industry Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk said the province's Internet pharmacies appear to be getting squeezed in GSK's desire to protect its U.S. sales.

"What we are getting caught in is an international issue of intellectual property and drug pricing," she said.

"We are hoping we can find a settlement. We want to assure sales and prices are protected."

Ms. Mihychuk said she will look into whether GSK's attempt to shut down export sales might violate the Canada-U.S. trade agreement.

GSK, headquartered in Britain, had sales of $29.5 billion in 2001 and has more than 100,000 employees worldwide.

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Re: Drug giant leans on Canadian Web pharmacies [Re: Administrator]
#49670 - 01/13/03 03:15 AM

Doesn't surprie me one bit. I just rec'd an order of 250 NAME BRAND soma for $80.00 delivered. I hate to think what the cost would have been in the US. Probably 200-300 or more?

I hope someone lights a fire under this drug maker's a$$ to prevent them from doing this.

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Re: Drug giant leans on Canadian Web pharmacies [Re: MrB]
#49919 - 01/14/03 08:48 AM

My prescription copay has just increased dramatically. I now have to pay $40 for prempro. I've found them for as little as $7 (that includes shipping) from canada. And since claritan went otc, the plan refuses to cover any of the other allergy meds. I'm still researching zyrtec but so far have seen it as low as .24 per pill. That's a fraction of what the copay was even when my plan covered it!

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Re: Drug giant leans on Canadian Web pharmacies [Re: sherm8]
#50289 - 01/15/03 07:20 PM

Claritin OTC is only $5.00 a box which is dramatically cheaper here anyway. Have you checked the prices at Wal Mart?

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Re: Drug giant leans on Canadian Web pharmacies [Re: qbird]
#50393 - 01/16/03 08:57 AM

I used to take claritan but switced to zyrtec specifically because it is the only allergy med I've found that will work for pet allergies as well as seasonal. I have 4 dearly beloved cats and I rarely have any allergic reaction since I started the zyrtec.

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