Ottawa inaction imperilling drug supply, letter says
OTTAWA — Canada's pharmacists say the drug supply in this country is threatened by the federal government's refusal to fight a recent U.S. decision to allow Canadian drugs to be shipped across the border in small amounts.
"Ontario pharmacists are gravely concerned about the imminent threat to Canada's prescription drug supply, and the corresponding public health and safety threat to Canadians, arising from legislative changes and relaxed enforcement measures in the United States," Marc Kealey, chief executive officer of the Ontario Pharmacists Association, wrote yesterday in a letter to federal Health Minister Tony Clement.
By GLORIA GALLOWAY
12 October 2006