Word on the Hill is that Rahm Emanuel is going to try to tag sound FDA reform legislation with an unsound amendment on -- yes, you guessed it -- drug importation. Is anyone out there shocked? Probably not. After all, for Mr. Emanuel politics is more important than the public health.
Here's a new Chicago Tribune op-ed on why drug importation is a bad idea:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0708taintjul08,0,1697228.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
You can't be for drug safety one day and against it the next. You can't rant against counterfeit tainted toothpaste and embrace the importation of foreign drugs. It's intellectually dishonest and contrary to the best interests of the public health.
Here's a new Chicago Tribune op-ed on why drug importation is a bad idea:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0708taintjul08,0,1697228.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
You can't be for drug safety one day and against it the next. You can't rant against counterfeit tainted toothpaste and embrace the importation of foreign drugs. It's intellectually dishonest and contrary to the best interests of the public health.
