Canadian Prescription Drugs

American Voices

August 20, 2003 | ISSUE 39•32

Major drug manufacturers are attempting to stop Canadian pharmacies from selling discounted prescription drugs to Americans. What do you think?

Look, Canada, stick to exporting that maple-sugar candy of yours. We'll take care of the obscenely expensive prescription drugs.

Caroline Lenhart
Transcriptionist
Man, I got some primo Nexium when I was up in Vancouver last year.

Terry Yoder
Solderer
Canada has already given us the best medicine—laughter. Thank you, Ottawa's Dan Aykroyd, for everything.

Phillip Settle
Systems Analyst
Gay marriage, legal weed, and cheaper prescription drugs? Next they'll have donkeys painted like zebras, too.

Nicholas Perez
Paramedic
I want to see these senior citizens jailed. I mean, I actually want to see them in the jail.

Allison Burke
Auditing Clerk
As CEO of Abbott Laboratories, I think Americans should consider themselves lucky they're getting our medicine at all.

Jacob Harmon
CEO

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