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Alex Ice
Alex Ice along with his business partner and father Dan Ice, own Canada Drug, located at 352 S. West St. in Wichita. Locally owned and operated, Canada Drug orders lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, delivered to the U.S., through Medi-Mart Pharmacy, a Canadian pharmacy chain based in Winnipeg. Dan Ice oversees the daily operations of two Kansas City Canada Drug locations. The partners also have a Topeka location. Alex holds a Masters Degree in Business from Embry-Riddle. A flight instructor with Flight Safety, Alex also teaches classes in Management at University of Phoenix Wichita Campus, along with his wife Denise, a former news anchor. You can reach Canada Drug at (316) 945- MEDS (6337) or fax (316) 945-6330.
Drugs and Prescriptions
2004-03-01 14:01:00
Are drugs from Canada legal?
ANSWER:  FDA enforcement guidelines allow agents to exercise discretion for drugs imported for personal use. According to those guidelines, "FDA personnel may consider a more permissive policy" in cases where an individual seeks to import no more than a three-month supply of a product that does not appear to pose an unreasonable risk, if the individual affirms in writing that it is for personal use and provides the name and address of the U.S. doctor supervising their treatment. Prescription drug prices are lower in Canada because, unlike the U.S., the government negotiates prices with drug companies. Americans regularly pay up to twice as much as Europeans and Canadians for the same drug. One reason for this is: drug companies selling into Canada are not allowed to advertise their products. In the U.S. last year, leading drug companies spent nearly twice as much on advertising alone than on research and development, and nearly three times more on advertising, administration and executive compensation (according to a study released by Families USA). As such, the pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable industry in the United States with return on equity of 39.4%.The prescription drugs that are being imported from Canada are the same medications dispensed in the U.S., often manufactured in the same plants, prescribed by American doctors, and filled by licensed Canadian pharmacists. The Canadian government has very strict requirements for dispensing drugs, and is very similar to the requirements in the U.S. The benefit to the U.S. consumer is: The same prescription drugs… from the same manufacturers… at a savings of 49% on brand name and 60-70% on generic drugs.Drugs that treat chronic conditions such as heart disease, respiratory illness, diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders are identified as the leading categories of therapies for drugs used by seniors. Among these top 10 therapies, the annual cost of a prescription is more than $400 in 6 out of 10 categories and over $500 in 5 of the top10 categories. Seniors (who represent 13 % of the U.S. population) consume 34 % of all prescriptions and pay 42 % of the bill. One third of the senior population has no insurance coverage for prescription drugs. Chronically ill, older Americans are repeatedly hit with price increases for the medicines that keep them healthy, costs they simply cannot pay. There are many stories of older Americans who attempt to extend their prescriptions for as long as possible by taking reduced doses, or who share drugs with their spouse, or who simply do without, choosing food and heat over drugs.To summarize, prescription drugs imported from Canada are legal and safe. Working with a company that orders these prescription drugs from Canada allows the patient peace of mind and convenience, as there is no need to release credit card information over the Internet. Checks, cash or credit cards are accepted at the time the order is placed. Within 7-10 days, the order is received right at your doorstep by mail, eliminating an unnecessary trip to the pharmacy for pick-up, which is extremely helpful to those who may be homebound or have transportation restrictions. Often (depending on the prescription), the prescription drugs arrive in the same tamper-proof packaging directly from the manufacturer.
 
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