Drug Reimportation does not require a pro-statement on safety as the situation will expose low income earners in turmoil as most will not be able to access the drugs. This is attributed to the fact that the reimported drugs though counterfeit are cheaper than original drugs that have not left the American soil. Similarly, as health care is a vital element of the lives of Americans most of them are wiling to purchase the reimported drugs due to the price attached to it regardless of safety. In such a scenario, as long as the user of the reimported drug gets well, the other aspects of the drug like the components does not count much in their safety. Therefore, the poor who have no money to purchase expensive goods are not threatened by the safety statement of the reimported drugs as they rely on them for their health (Congress, 2003).
The other reason as to why a drug reimportation pro-statement on safety will not alter the current increased purchases of these drugs is that Americans should take it as a personal initiative to avoid the drugs. This is because even after the disastrous results of the potent antipsychotic drug; haloperidol which was ingested unmistakably, the Americans are unwilling to learn from that mishap. Actually the trend is growing with more people purchasing the reimported drugs. Therefore, no amount of safety pro-statements from the Food and Drug Administration is enough to make Americans appreciate the original drugs that are manufactured in their country (Turner, 2003).In conclusion, though the government has a vital role to play in reducing consumption of reimported drugs by lowering the prices of the original locally available drugs, the decision is quite personal.
References
Congress, (2003), Congressional Record,-drug reimportation. Vol. 149, Pt. 13, July 8, 2003 to July 16, 2003. Government Printing Office retrieved on November 16, 2010 from: www.books.google.co.ke
Turner, G. M. (2003), illegal drug imports threaten consumer’s health. The Detroit News May 11, 2003. retrieved on November 16, 2010 from: http://www.biohope.org/media/article.cfm?articleid=3548&state=mi.
