March 2023 - Newsletter #1
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As inflationary and other factors increase prescription drug prices internationally, a recent news article in The Mirage caught our attention.
It discusses how the rising cost of medications means a significant number of patients are skipping doses altogether. This is something we have been aware of for many years. What caught our attention, however, is that the article is not about Americans. It is about Australians who are also feeling the sting of higher drug prices. The article quotes medical ethics researcher Dr. Narcyz Ghinea and cites his recently published paper in the prestigious medical journal, the BMJ. Dr. Ghinea argues that doctors should have a responsibility to help patients safely source cheaper medications online from abroad.
… doctors should have a responsibility to help patients safely source cheaper medications online from abroad.
While shrewdly warning that, “there are big incentives for unscrupulous operators willing to take advantage of people looking for cheaper medicines … [and the] biggest problem is that [their] drugs either don’t contain any of the active ingredient or at least not enough of it to be effective”, the article notes that many doctors are already helping their patients find safe and affordable sources of medications internationally. Dr. Ghinea acknowledges that “‘[o]f course, there are risks that need to be considered. But patients missing out on treatment they need because of cost is also risky.’”
… “‘[o]f course, there are risks that need to be considered. But patients missing out on treatment they need because of cost is also risky.’”
Did you know that thousands of healthcare professionals in the United States and internationally have and continue to refer their patients to NorthWestPharmacy.com in order to help them get access to safe and affordable prescription drugs? Plus, thousands of our customers are themselves doctors, physician assistants, dentists, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists and physical therapists who order their families’ own personal prescriptions from us. Healthcare professionals trust us because we’ve been in business for nearly a decade and half. During that time, we’ve become the most reviewed and independently five-star rated and online pharmacy in the world with over 425,000 customer reviews and we maintain a stellar Trustscore. NorthWestPharmacy.com is certified by the Canadian International Pharmacy Association which boasts a 20-year perfect safety record, the International Pharmacy Association of British Columbia, TrustGuard and every purchase through us backed by one of the biggest names in online shopping security -- the Norton Shopping Guarantee.
Not all physicians know that safe and affordable prescription drug importation is accessible to their patients so please let your doctor know about us. And, if you have friends or relatives in Australia or just about anywhere else in the world, they too can save when ordering from us. Customers outside the USA should email CustomerService@NorthWestPharmacy.com and ask to speak with our International Orders Team for assistance.
Keep Your Access to Safe Medications from Canada and Abroad
The U.S. chain drugstore and Big Pharma industry have countless high-priced proxies lobbying Congress and Senate to shut down your lower cost drug importation from Canada and abroad. Many of our customers will remember how close they came to succeeding last year with the Senate’s proposed DRUGS Act, which was aimed at cutting off Americans’ access to international and Canadian online pharmacies that sell the same safe medications at a fraction of Big Pharma’s U.S. prices.
The grass roots message that you delivered to the halls of power was … instrumental in helping you to keep importing your medications from Canada …
Organized by the Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation (CPPI), over fifty thousand Americans, including thousands of NorthWestPharmacy.com customers, rose up in a letter-writing initiative to Senators opposing that terrible bill. The grass roots message that you delivered to the halls of power was a tremendous success and was instrumental in helping you to keep importing your medications from Canada and internationally.
The CPPI is a national non-profit patient advocacy organization that fights for Americans' access to safe and affordable personal prescription medications. The results of their annual survey on the experiences of Americans, just like you, who import their medications is crucial to educating and obtaining the support of politicians to push back against the relentless onslaught from Big Pharma to block your access to cheaper drugs, so please take just a couple of minutes to complete their annual survey under way here and help protect your ability to continue to import lower cost medications from companies like NorthWestPharmacy.com. Politicians are listening; please make sure they hear you through the CPPI survey.
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