It just seems like just yesterday that the newspapers reported the Democrats in Congress were about to pass legislation to let pharmacists and consumers buy prescription drugs in Canada.

The pharmaceutical industry quashed that idea like a bug. It was alive one day and dead as a doornail the next. Why? The big pharmaceutical companies said if the bill passed we would be flooded with counterfeit drugs.

Think about that a moment. Are Kerr Drugs, Walgreens, Eckerd’s or CVS naïve enough to buy – and then resell – counterfeit drugs? In addition, the Democrats’ bill would have required that the foreign drug sellers be licensed by the FDA, the same people who approve domestic drugs.

Of course, what the pharmaceutical companies really mean is we may be flooded with cheaper drugs and it shouldn’t be a surprise anyone they opposed the bill. They, naturally, want to protect their profits. It’s what their shareholders expect, and it’s what keeps them in business.

A better question to ask is how can drug companies afford to sell the ‘little purple pull’ in Canada for $2.20 per tablet – when it cost $4.50 here.

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