Former Canadian pharmacy worker warns of harm to patients
3 Sep 21 7:48 PM · 2d ago · 4 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4
A commenter who worked for an online Canadian pharmacy says many Americans, especially older people on fixed incomes, depend on imported generics and will lose access once the exemption ends.
“So so many Americans count on importing generics to afford their medication. ... They will simply not be able to access their medication anymore.”
kimosU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Federal agency implementing the suspension
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This is actually tragic.I worked for an online pharmacy in Canada for many years, and it’s fraught and full of grey areas for sure. But so so many Americans count on importing generics to afford their medication. You’re talking several times the price difference for the same pills, life changing amounts of money for older people on fixed incomes…
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This was the case for at least a year. I used to use AliExpress for affordable small electronics, and when this came into effect, it killed the whole thing (and my hobby, because no way I'm paying the Amazon or eBay tax).
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I'd imagine even with duty added they'd still end up being multiple times cheaper
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Are we talking duties imposed on the generics, or generics imports outright banned?
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