Wednesday, May 13, 2020

This is what the government does during a pandemic?!

The FDA shouldn't be acting as an enforcer for Big Pharma's patents―they should be helping Americans get the medicine they need!

Tell the Food and Drug Administration:

"During a worldwide pandemic, why is the Food and Drug Administration ramping up seizures of safe medicine from Canada? Put people first and stop acting as Big Pharma's enforcer!"

Friend

In a worldwide pandemic, you might think the Food and Drug Administration would prioritize getting people the medicine they need. Instead, they're ramping up seizures of medicine from Canada![1]

The FDA shouldn't be acting as an enforcer for Big Pharma's patents―they should be helping Americans get the medicine they need!

Headline: Amid pandemic, FDA seizes cheaper mail-order drugs from Canada, leaves patients stuck

ADD YOUR NAME: It's time to put people before the profits of Big Pharma!

Canadian drugs are exactly the same as American drugs. They're manufactured in the same facilities, from the same formulas, and imported around the world. The only difference is that Canada's government has regulations that stop Pharma price gouging!

It's self-evident that Big Pharma has far too much influence, when the government prioritizes protecting their profits over helping patients who can't afford their medications, even during a pandemic.

It's outrageous enough that millions of Americans consistently struggle to afford their prescriptions. It's even worse when a raging pandemic and an economic battering add up to tens of millions of Americans losing their jobs, and then their health insurance. Many more Americans are about to struggle to afford their prescription drugs, and this is the FDA's priority? It's unconscionable. The FDA should not be the personal valet of the pharmaceutical industry, waiting to serve its every desire.

ADD YOUR NAME: We need the FDA to work on behalf of the people, not Big Pharma corporations!

The U.S. government should not be prioritizing the profits of Big Pharma over the needs of Americans who are struggling to afford their prescriptions. Congress must act now to lower drug prices so Americans are no longer held captive by Big Pharma's price gouging. In the meantime, the FDA should focus its attention elsewhere. We demand a government that works for everyone, not just for the titans of Big Pharma.

Tell Congress: Let's help, not punish, people struggling to pay for their prescriptions!

Thanks,

Alex Lawson
Drug Prices Are Too High


[1] https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article242085586.html

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