International drugs guide
People at all ages may require some or the other type of
medication. The developed countries show a trend of high drug
prices. There comes the concept of an International Drug i.e.
getting the drug from the international market and not from the
home market. This has been done in the North America by
importing Mexican and Canadian drugs on a large scale. The
accessibility to the internet makes it all the simpler for the
people to get it at lower prices from any other country nearby
them.
It has become a great matter of concern and study as the hazards
attached to the drug import are immense and there are high
chances that the people may be getting sub standard and untested
drugs. There is no regulation to confirm the authenticity of the
International drugs. The lower prices come as easy bait. By the
beginning of the 21st century almost a third of the American
patients were importing drugs online. The lower price being the
most important factor.
The drugs are properly scrutinized before giving the production
license by the FDA but in case of the imported medicines there
is no surety regarding the quality of the drugs. The risk
involved in buying from this medium should be well understood by
the customers. It is not only the standards of the drug that can
be below but also the correct ingredient and the potency of the
drug may also vary from country to country. The market size of
United States of America is much larger then any of the
bordering countries of Mexico and Canada. Thus to cater the
increasing needs of the consumers in America the Canadian and
the Mexican pharmacies are trying to vigorously increase their
sales through the internet.
The practice of importing drugs and selling them with out the
Food and Drug Authority is illegal in the states. Despite that,
many institutions and even towns have claimed to have saved huge
sums of money by was of importing drugs from outside the
country. Now it needs to be investigated that the drug norms of
Canada and Mexico are in coherence with the American laws and
standards.
The US Food and Drug Authority has identified a set of a dozen
drugs, which it recommends should in no possibility be brought
from out side United State of America. not only are these drugs
controlled for import but their trading in America also
undergoes the strict standards. Thus it becomes really difficult
to access these and thus they are highly priced. However the
international buying of these drugs makes them more available
and affordable. Accutane for acne and Lotronex for irritable
bowels in women are some such drugs.
Now this phenomenon can be weighed from both negative and
positive point of views. One of the major benefits of this
revelation is that the coming forth of the problem of rising
drug prices in North America. By this alarm the FDA has been
mobilized further for the check on the international drug
market. However, the health of the US citizen stands jeopardized
and thus it has more negative impacts then positive. With prices
substantially lower then the indigenous drugs people are lured
into buying them but the FDA has to ensure that the standards
are not compromised with.